deflazacort

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-012948",
  "term": "deflazacort",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A synthetic glucocorticoid prodrug, with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating properties. Upon administration, the active metabolite of deflazacort, 21-desacetyl deflazacort, binds to and activates tissue glucocorticoid receptors. This results in the inhibition of specific leukocyte functions and the inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine production.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/deflazacort/"
}