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ADI-PEG 20

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000249

A substance being studied in the treatment of melanoma, liver cancer, and other types of cancer. It breaks down the amino acid arginine and may block the growth of cancer cells that need arginine to grow. It is a type of iminohydrolase. Also called pegylated arginine deiminase.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000249
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymspegylated arginine deiminase
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000249",
  "term": "ADI-PEG 20",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance being studied in the treatment of melanoma, liver cancer, and other types of cancer. It breaks down the amino acid arginine and may block the growth of cancer cells that need arginine to grow. It is a type of iminohydrolase. Also called pegylated arginine deiminase.",
  "synonyms": [
    "pegylated arginine deiminase"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/adi-peg-20/"
}

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