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Kemstro

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004618

A drug that is used to treat certain types of muscle spasms and is being studied in the treatment of liver cancer. Kemstro relaxes muscles by blocking certain nerve receptors in the spinal cord. It is a type of antispasmodic. Also called baclofen and Lioresal.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004618
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsbaclofen; Lioresal
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004618",
  "term": "Kemstro",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug that is used to treat certain types of muscle spasms and is being studied in the treatment of liver cancer. Kemstro relaxes muscles by blocking certain nerve receptors in the spinal cord. It is a type of antispasmodic. Also called baclofen and Lioresal.",
  "synonyms": [
    "baclofen",
    "Lioresal"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/kemstro/"
}

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