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Vesanoid

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009223

An oral preparation of tretinoin that is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia, usually together with other drugs. It is being studied in the treatment and prevention of other types of cancer. Tretinoin is a form of vitamin A.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009223
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009223",
  "term": "Vesanoid",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An oral preparation of tretinoin that is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia, usually together with other drugs. It is being studied in the treatment and prevention of other types of cancer. Tretinoin is a form of vitamin A.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/vesanoid/"
}

Record 17,207 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.