Rosiglitazone maleate
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| Rosiglitazone maleate | |
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| Term | Rosiglitazone maleate |
| Short definition | rosiglitazone maleate - (pronounced) (roh-sig-LIH-tuh-zone MAY-lee-AYT) drug that helps control the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood and is being studied to prevent and treat some types of cancer. Rosiglitazone maleate stops cell growth and can prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
rosiglitazone maleate - (pronounced) (roh-sig-LIH-tuh-zone MAY-lee-AYT) drug that helps control the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood and is being studied to prevent and treat some types of cancer. Rosiglitazone maleate stops cell growth and can prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. It is a type of thiazolidinedione and a type of anti-angiogenesis drug. Also called Avandia
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