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octreotide

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006012

A drug similar to the naturally occurring growth hormone inhibitor somatostatin. Octreotide is used to treat diarrhea and flushing associated with certain types of tumors.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006012
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006012",
  "term": "octreotide",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug similar to the naturally occurring growth hormone inhibitor somatostatin. Octreotide is used to treat diarrhea and flushing associated with certain types of tumors.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/octreotide/"
}

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