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Tazorac

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008539

A drug used on the skin to treat several skin conditions. It is also being studied in the treatment of basal cell skin cancer and basal cell nevus syndrome. Tazorac is related to vitamin A and is made in the laboratory. It turns on a gene that may help stop the growth of skin cancer cells. Tazorac is a type of synthetic retinoid. Also called Avage and tazarotene.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008539
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsAvage; tazarotene
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008539",
  "term": "Tazorac",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used on the skin to treat several skin conditions. It is also being studied in the treatment of basal cell skin cancer and basal cell nevus syndrome. Tazorac is related to vitamin A and is made in the laboratory. It turns on a gene that may help stop the growth of skin cancer cells. Tazorac is a type of synthetic retinoid. Also called Avage and tazarotene.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Avage",
    "tazarotene"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tazorac/"
}

Record 16,022 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.