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Actos

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000196

A drug that is used to treat type 2 diabetes and is being studied in the prevention of head and neck cancer. It may be able to stop leukoplakia (a condition affecting the mouth ) from developing into cancer. It is a type of thiazolidinedione. Also called pioglitazone.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000196
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymspioglitazone
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000196",
  "term": "Actos",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug that is used to treat type 2 diabetes and is being studied in the prevention of head and neck cancer. It may be able to stop leukoplakia (a condition affecting the mouth ) from developing into cancer. It is a type of thiazolidinedione. Also called pioglitazone.",
  "synonyms": [
    "pioglitazone"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/actos/"
}

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