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antiangiogenesis agent

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000579

A drug or substance that keeps new blood vessels from forming. In cancer treatment, antiangiogenesis agents may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Also called angiogenesis inhibitor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000579
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsangiogenesis inhibitor
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000579",
  "term": "antiangiogenesis agent",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug or substance that keeps new blood vessels from forming. In cancer treatment, antiangiogenesis agents may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Also called angiogenesis inhibitor.",
  "synonyms": [
    "angiogenesis inhibitor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/antiangiogenesis-agent/"
}

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