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tiacumicin B

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008705

A substance being studied in the treatment of diarrhea caused by infection with Clostridium difficile (a type of bacteria that can grow without oxygen) in cancer patients. Tiacumicin B is a type of antibiotic. Also called OPT-80 and PAR-101.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008705
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsOPT-80; PAR-101
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008705",
  "term": "tiacumicin B",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance being studied in the treatment of diarrhea caused by infection with Clostridium difficile (a type of bacteria that can grow without oxygen) in cancer patients. Tiacumicin B is a type of antibiotic. Also called OPT-80 and PAR-101.",
  "synonyms": [
    "OPT-80",
    "PAR-101"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tiacumicin-b/"
}

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