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zoledronate

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009491

A drug used alone to treat hypercalcemia (high blood levels of calcium) caused by cancer and with other anticancer drugs to treat multiple myeloma and cancers that have spread to the bone. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Zoledronate may help keep bone from breaking down and prevent the loss of calcium from the bones. It is a type of bisphosphonate. Also called zoledronic acid and Zometa.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009491
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymszoledronic acid; Zometa
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009491",
  "term": "zoledronate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used alone to treat hypercalcemia (high blood levels of calcium) caused by cancer and with other anticancer drugs to treat multiple myeloma and cancers that have spread to the bone. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Zoledronate may help keep bone from breaking down and prevent the loss of calcium from the bones. It is a type of bisphosphonate. Also called zoledronic acid and Zometa.",
  "synonyms": [
    "zoledronic acid",
    "Zometa"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/zoledronate/"
}

Record 17,688 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.