Rydapt
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Term | Rydapt |
Short definition | Rydapt - (pronounced) (RY adapt) drug used alone or with other anticancer drugs to treat adults with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia, mast cell leukemia, or systemic mastocytosis. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Rydapt - (pronounced) (RY adapt) drug used alone or with other anticancer drugs to treat adults with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia, mast cell leukemia, or systemic mastocytosis. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Rydapt blocks certain proteins that can help stop cancer cells from growing and kill them. It can also prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Rydapt is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a type of anti-angiogenesis drug. Also called midostaurin, N-benzoyl staurosporine and PKC412
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