Crizotinib
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Term | Crizotinib |
Short definition | Crizotinib - (pronounced) (krih-ZOH-tih feather) drug used to treat certain types of ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in adults and children 1 year and older, ALK-positive systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma in young adults and children 1 year and older, and ALK-positive or ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Crizotinib - (pronounced) (krih-ZOH-tih feather) drug used to treat certain types of ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in adults and children 1 year and older, ALK-positive systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma in young adults and children 1 year and older, and ALK-positive or ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Crizotinib blocks certain proteins made by theALKandROS1Genes that can help prevent cancer cells from growing. It's a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Also called Xalkori
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