Tanspimycin
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| Tanspimycin | |
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| Term | Tanspimycin |
| Short definition | tanspimycin - (pronounced) (ta-NEH-spih-MY-sin) substance being studied to treat cancer. It is made from an antibiotic called geldanamycin. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
tanspimycin - (pronounced) (ta-NEH-spih-MY-sin) substance being studied to treat cancer. It is made from an antibiotic called geldanamycin. Tanespimycin helps break down certain proteins in the cell and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of antineoplastic antibiotic and a type of HSP90 inhibitor. Also called 17-AAG and 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin
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