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ROS1 inhibitor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007496

A substance that blocks the activity of an abnormal protein called ROS1 fusion protein, which is found on some types of cancer cells. Blocking the ROS1 fusion protein may help keep cancer cells that have it from growing and spreading. Some ROS1 inhibitors are used to treat cancer. They are a type of targeted therapy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007496
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007496",
  "term": "ROS1 inhibitor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance that blocks the activity of an abnormal protein called ROS1 fusion protein, which is found on some types of cancer cells. Blocking the ROS1 fusion protein may help keep cancer cells that have it from growing and spreading. Some ROS1 inhibitors are used to treat cancer. They are a type of targeted therapy.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ros1-inhibitor/"
}

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