Rapamycin
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| Rapamycin | |
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| Term | Rapamycin |
| Short definition | Rapamycin - (pronounced) (RA-phew-MY-sin) drug used to stop the body from rejecting organ and bone marrow transplants. Rapamycin blocks certain white blood cells that can shed foreign tissues and organs. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Rapamycin - (pronounced) (RA-phew-MY-sin) drug used to stop the body from rejecting organ and bone marrow transplants. Rapamycin blocks certain white blood cells that can shed foreign tissues and organs. It also blocks a protein involved in cell division. It's a type of antibiotic, a type of immunosuppressant, and a type of serine/threonine kinase inhibitor. Rapamycin is now called Sirolimus
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