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Phosphonoformate trisodium

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006629

A drug used to treat infections with herpesviruses in people whose immune systems are weakened by AIDS. It blocks the viruses from making copies of themselves. It is a type of antiviral agent. Also called foscarnet sodium and Foscavir.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006629
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsfoscarnet sodium; Foscavir
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006629",
  "term": "Phosphonoformate trisodium",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used to treat infections with herpesviruses in people whose immune systems are weakened by AIDS. It blocks the viruses from making copies of themselves. It is a type of antiviral agent. Also called foscarnet sodium and Foscavir.",
  "synonyms": [
    "foscarnet sodium",
    "Foscavir"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/phosphonoformate-trisodium/"
}

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