Deferoxamine

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Deferoxamine
TermDeferoxamine
Short definitionDeferasirox - (pronounced) (deh-FER-a-ser-ox) A drug used to treat excess iron in the blood caused by blood transfusions. It is being studied for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (a group of diseases in which the bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells) and other conditions. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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deferoxamine - (pronounced) (DEH-feh-ROK-suh-meen) An iron chelator that removes iron from tumors by inhibiting DNA synthesis and causing cancer cell death. It is used in conjunction with other anticancer drugs in the therapy of pediatric neuroblastoma

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