Efaproxiral
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| Efaproxiral | |
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| Term | Efaproxiral |
| Short definition | efaproxiral (eh-fuh-PROK-sih-rul) A substance being studied for the treatment of brain tumors and some other types of cancer. It increases the amount of oxygen in the tumor tissue, which makes it easier for the tumor cells to be killed by radiation therapy. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
efaproxiral - (pronounced) (eh-fuh-PROK-sih-rul) A substance being studied for the treatment of brain tumors and some other types of cancer. It increases the amount of oxygen in the tumor tissue, which makes it easier for the tumor cells to be killed by radiation therapy. Efaproxiral is a type of radiosensitizer. Also called RSR13
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