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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
A group of enzymes involved in drug metabolism and found in high levels in the liver. These enzymes change many drugs, including anticancer drugs, into less toxic forms that are easier for the body to excrete.
Industry:Health care
A type of immune cell that can kill certain cells, including foreign cells, cancer cells, and cells infected with a virus. Cytotoxic T cells can be separated from other blood cells, grown in the laboratory, and then given to a patient to kill cancer cells. A cytotoxic T cell is a type of white blood cell and a type of lymphocyte. Also called cytotoxic T lymphocyte and killer T cell.
Industry:Health care
A type of immune cell that can kill certain cells, including foreign cells, cancer cells, and cells infected with a virus. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes can be separated from other blood cells, grown in the laboratory, and then given to a patient to kill cancer cells. A cytotoxic T lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell and a type of lymphocyte. Also called cytotoxic T cell and killer T cell.
Industry:Health care
An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with other types of therapy to treat colorectal cancer. It includes the drugs fluorouracil and leucovorin. The FU-LV regimen, Mayo Clinic regimen, and Roswell Park regimen are different in the doses and times at which the two drugs are given.
Industry:Health care
Any of a group of T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas that begins in the skin as an itchy, red rash that can thicken or form a tumor. The most common types are mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome.
Industry:Health care
A combination of monoclonal antibodies used to treat certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The monoclonal antibody tositumomab is given with iodine I 131 tositumomab (a form of tositumomab that has been chemically changed by adding radioactive iodine). Monoclonal antibodies are made in the laboratory and can locate and bind to substances in the body, including cancer cells. Also called iodine I 131 tositumomab, tositumomab, and tositumomab and iodine I 131 tositumomab.
Industry:Health care
A gene therapy agent that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called biological response modifiers.
Industry:Health care
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It prevents cells from dividing and may block the growth of some tumors. It is a type of mitotic inhibitor.
Industry:Health care
A method used by radiologists to interpret and report in a standardized manner the results of mammography, ultrasound, and MRI used in breast cancer screening and diagnosis. Also called Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System.
Industry:Health care
A topical preparation to reduce the risk of, and treat skin reactions to, radiation therapy.
Industry:Health care
