Thrombopoietin
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| Thrombopoietin | |
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| Term | Thrombopoietin |
| Short definition | Thrombopoietin - (pronounced) (THROM-boh-POY-eh-tin) substance in the body that helps make blood cells, especially platelets. A form of thrombopoietin made in the laboratory is called recombinant human thrombopoietin and rHu thrombopoietin. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Thrombopoietin - (pronounced) (THROM-boh-POY-eh-tin) substance in the body that helps make blood cells, especially platelets. A form of thrombopoietin made in the laboratory is called recombinant human thrombopoietin and rHu thrombopoietin. Thrombopoietin is being studied as a way to increase blood platelet counts in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Also called TPO
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