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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A combination of the drugs ritonavir and lopinavir. It is used to treat infection with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS). It is also being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Lopinavir/ritonavir blocks the ability of HIV to make copies of itself and may help other anticancer drugs work better or may block the growth of cancer cells. Ritonavir blocks the breakdown of lopinavir. Lopinavir/ritonavir is a type of anti-HIV agent and a type of protease inhibitor. Also called Kaletra.
Industry:Health care
Small numbers of cancer cells that have spread from the primary tumor to other parts of the body and are too few to be picked up in a screening or diagnostic test.
Industry:Health care
A small mass of tissue within a gland or organ that carries out the specialized functions of the gland or organ.
Industry:Health care
The active ingredient in a drug used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment. Palonosetron is a type of serotonin receptor antagonist and a type of antiemetic.
Industry:Health care
A metal that is an important component of some anticancer drugs, such as cisplatin and carboplatin.
Industry:Health care
A drug used to treat gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) that have not responded to treatment with imatinib mesylate (Gleevec). Sunitinib malate is also used to treat advanced kidney cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor, a type of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor inhibitor, and a type of angiogenesis inhibitor. Also called SU011248, SU11248, sunitinib, and Sutent.
Industry:Health care
A procedure in which mild electric currents are applied to some areas of the skin. Also called TENS.
Industry:Health care
A type of radiation therapy that uses high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
Industry:Health care
