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PS-341

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007033

A drug used to treat adults with multiple myeloma or mantle cell lymphoma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. PS-341 blocks the action of enzymes called proteasomes, which may help keep cancer cells from growing and may kill them. It is a type of proteasome inhibitor. Also called bortezomib and Velcade.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007033
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsbortezomib; Velcade
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007033",
  "term": "PS-341",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used to treat adults with multiple myeloma or mantle cell lymphoma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. PS-341 blocks the action of enzymes called proteasomes, which may help keep cancer cells from growing and may kill them. It is a type of proteasome inhibitor. Also called bortezomib and Velcade.",
  "expansions": [
    "bortezomib",
    "Velcade"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ps-341/"
}

Record 13,791 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.