Tibsovo

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Tibsovo
TermTibsovo
Short definitionTibsovo - (pronounced) (tib-SOH-voh) medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat adults with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia or cholangiocarcinoma (a type of bile duct cancer) that have a mutation (change) in the IDH1 gene. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Tibsovo - (pronounced) (tib-SOH-voh) medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat adults with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia or cholangiocarcinoma (a type of bile duct cancer) that have a mutation (change) in the IDH1 gene. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Tibsovo blocks the protein made by the mutated IDH1 gene, which can help prevent cancer cells from growing. It's kind of an enzyme inhibitor and kind of targeted therapy. Also called ivosidenib

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