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- AG2037
- A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called glycinamide ribonucleotide formyl transferase inhibitors
- AG3340
- A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called angiogenesis inhibitors. AG3340 is a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor. Also called More…
- AG3340
- angiogenesis - prinomastat
- AG337
- A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called thymidylate synthase inhibitors. Also called nolatrexed
- AGCT
- adult granulosa cell tumor
- agent orange
- Herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas that was believed to be a cause of some cancers.
- agent study
- In cancer prevention clinical trials, a study that tests whether taking certain medicines, vitamins, minerals, or food supplements can prevent cancer. Also a called chemoprevention study More…
- agglutinin
- A substance that makes particles (such as bacteria or cells) stick together to form a clump or a mass
- aggressive
- A quickly growing cancer
- aggressive
- Adjective sometimes used to define a rapidly developing cancer.
- aggressive lymphoma
- A type of lymphoma that grows and spreads quickly, and has severe symptoms. It is seen frequently in patients who are HIV-positive (AIDS-related lymphoma). Also called intermediate-grade or More…
- AGL
- acute granulocytic leukemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- A progressive, chronic disease in which the bone marrow is replaced by fibrous tissue and blood is made in organs such as the liver and the spleen, instead of in the bone marrow. This More…
- agnosia
- (ag no' zee ah) Loss of ability to recognize objects, people, sounds, shapes, or smells. Usually classified according to the sense or senses affected (hearing, sight, smell, taste, More…
- agonist
- A drug that triggers an action from a cell or another drug
- agranulocyte
- (A-gran-yoo-lo-SITE) A type of white blood cell; monocytes and lymphocytes are agranulocytes
- agranulocytosis
- Acute blood disorder characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes. It is often caused by radiation or drug therapy.
- agraphia
- (ah graf' e ah) Loss of ability to write (a form of aphasia). Symptom common to tumors of the parietal lobe of the dominant cerebral hemisphere
- AGT
- aminogluthethimide
- aGVHD
- acute graft-versus-host disease
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