Sirolimus
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| Sirolimus | |
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| Term | Sirolimus |
| Short definition | Sirolimus - (pronounced) (sih-ROH-lih-mus) drug used to stop the body from rejecting organ and bone marrow transplants. Sirolimus blocks certain white blood cells that can shed foreign tissues and organs. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Sirolimus - (pronounced) (sih-ROH-lih-mus) drug used to stop the body from rejecting organ and bone marrow transplants. Sirolimus blocks certain white blood cells that can shed foreign tissues and organs. It also blocks a protein involved in cell division. It's a type of antibiotic, a type of immunosuppressant, and a type of serine/threonine kinase inhibitor. Sirolimus was formerly called rapamycin. Also called Rapamune
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