Ontak

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Ontak
TermOntak
Short definitionBeginning - (pronounced) (ON-rih-jin) drug used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It is also being studied in the treatment of several other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Ontak - (pronounced) (ON tak) drug used to treat adults with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that has come back (recurred) or has not improved with other treatments. It is used in patients whose cancer has a receptor for the protein interleukin-2 (IL-2). It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Ontak is made by combining IL-2 with a bacterial toxin. The IL-2 portion of the drug attaches to the cancer cells and the toxin kills them. Ontak is a type of immunotoxin and a type of fusion protein. Also called denileukin diftitox

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