TPO

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008798",
  "term": "TPO",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance made by the body that helps make blood cells, especially platelets. A form of TPO made in the laboratory is called recombinant human TPO and rHu TPO. TPO is being studied as a way to increase the number of platelets in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Also called thrombopoietin.",
  "expansions": [
    "thrombopoietin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tpo/"
}