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Chemoprotective agent

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001653

A type of drug that helps protect healthy tissue from some of the side effects caused by certain anticancer drugs. For example, in patients receiving certain anticancer drugs, amifostine helps protect the kidneys, mesna helps protect the bladder, and dexrazoxane (Zinecard) helps reduce heart damage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001653
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001653",
  "term": "Chemoprotective agent",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of drug that helps protect healthy tissue from some of the side effects caused by certain anticancer drugs. For example, in patients receiving certain anticancer drugs, amifostine helps protect the kidneys, mesna helps protect the bladder, and dexrazoxane (Zinecard) helps reduce heart damage.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/chemoprotective-agent/"
}

Record 4,687 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.