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Mesnex

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005285

A drug used to prevent hemorrhagic cystitis (bleeding in the bladder) caused by the anticancer drug ifosfamide. Mesnex helps protect healthy tissue from some of the side effects caused by certain anticancer drugs. It is a type of chemoprotective agent. Also called mesna.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005285
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsmesna
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used to prevent hemorrhagic cystitis (bleeding in the bladder) caused by the anticancer drug ifosfamide. Mesnex helps protect healthy tissue from some of the side effects caused by certain anticancer drugs. It is a type of chemoprotective agent. Also called mesna.",
  "synonyms": [
    "mesna"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/mesnex/"
}

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