Notch
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Notch | |
---|---|
Term | Notch |
Short definition | notch - (pronounced) (TY curb) A drug used with capecitabine or letrozole to treat certain types of HER2-positive breast cancer that are advanced or have spread. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
notch - (pronounced) (TY curb) A drug used with capecitabine or letrozole to treat certain types of HER2-positive breast cancer that are advanced or have spread. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Tykerb blocks EGFR and other proteins that can prevent cancer cells from growing. It's a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Also called GW572016 and lapatinib ditosylate
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Notch
- Wikipedia's article - Notch
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski