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Differentiating agent

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002442

A substance that causes a cell to change from an immature form to a mature form. In cancer, a differentiating agent may help cancer cells to become more like normal cells and to grow and spread more slowly. Some differentiating agents are being studied in the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002442
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002442",
  "term": "Differentiating agent",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance that causes a cell to change from an immature form to a mature form. In cancer, a differentiating agent may help cancer cells to become more like normal cells and to grow and spread more slowly. Some differentiating agents are being studied in the prevention and treatment of cancer.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/differentiating-agent/"
}

Record 5,980 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.