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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A drug used to treat certain types of leukemia and prevent the spread of leukemia to the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord). It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Cytarabine blocks tumor growth by stopping DNA synthesis. It is a type of antimetabolite.
Industry:Health care
Disease that cannot be measured directly by the size of the tumor but can be evaluated by other methods specific to a particular clinical trial.
Industry:Health care
A major component of fats that is used by the body for energy and tissue development.
Industry:Health care
A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of granulocytes (a type of white blood cell).
Industry:Health care
The inability of the body to produce an immune response.
Industry:Health care
A medical procedure that involves testing a sample of blood, urine, or other substance from the body. Tests can help determine a diagnosis, plan treatment, check to see if treatment is working, or monitor the disease over time.
Industry:Health care
A soft tissue tumor that begins in a tendon (tough, fibrous, cord-like tissue that connects muscle to bone or to another structure). Malignant melanoma of soft parts has certain markers that are also found on malignant melanoma (a type of skin cancer). It usually occurs in the leg or arm. Also called clear cell sarcoma of soft tissue.
Industry:Health care
A type of cancer that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). Also called Kahler disease, multiple myeloma, and plasma cell myeloma.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is being studied in the prevention of cancer. It belongs to the family of plant drugs called monoterpenes.
Industry:Health care
