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The medical treatment type is used for any medical intervention designed to treat and cure human diseases and medical conditions. This type includes both curative and palliative treatments. For more information, please see the Freebase wiki page on medical treatment.
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| x Chemotherapy |
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Chemotherapy primarily refers to the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen. Certain chemotherapy agents also have a role in the treatment of other conditions,...
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| x Surgery |
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Surgery (from the Greek: χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via Latin: chirurgiae, meaning "hand work") is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition...
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| x Mastectomy |
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Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to treat breast cancer; in some cases, women and some men believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the...
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| x Antimalarial drug |
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Antimalarial medications, also known as antimalarials, are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Such drugs may be used for some or all of the following:
Some antimalarial agents, particularly chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, are also used in the...
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| x Benzoyl peroxide |
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Benzoyl peroxide ( /ˈbɛnzɔɪl pəˈrɒksaɪd/) is an organic compound in the peroxide family. It consists of two benzoyl groups bridged by a peroxide link. Its structural formula is [C6H5C(O)]2O2. It is one of the most important organic peroxides in...
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| x Retinol |
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Retinol is one of the animal forms of vitamin A. It is a diterpenoid and an alcohol. It is convertible to other forms of vitamin A, and the retinyl ester derivative of the alcohol serves as the storage form of the vitamin in animals.
When converted...
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| x Salicylic acid |
Salicylic acid (from Latin salix, willow tree, from the bark of which the substance used to be obtained) is a monohydroxybenzoic acid, a type of phenolic acid and a beta hydroxy acid. This colorless crystalline organic acid is widely used in organic...
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| x Light therapy |
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Light therapy or phototherapy (classically referred to as heliotherapy) consists of exposure to daylight or to specific wavelengths of light using lasers, light-emitting diodes, fluorescent lamps, dichroic lamps or very bright, full-spectrum light,...
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| x Riluzole |
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Riluzole is a drug used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It delays the onset of ventilator-dependence or tracheostomy in selected patients and may increase survival by approximately 3–5 months.
It is marketed by Sanofi-Aventis with the brand...
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| x Physical therapy |
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Physical therapy (or physiotherapy), often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession primarily concerned with the remediation of impairments and disabilities and the promotion of mobility, functional ability, quality of life and movement potential...
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| x Enucleation |
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Enucleation is removal of the eye, leaving the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. This type of ocular surgery is indicated for a number of different ocular tumors, in eyes that have suffered severe trauma, and in eyes that are blind...
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| x Radiation therapy |
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Radiation therapy (in American English), radiation oncology, or radiotherapy (in the UK, Canada and Australia), sometimes abbreviated to XRT or DXT, is the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control or kill...
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| x Cryotherapy |
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Cryotherapy is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part. The term "cryotherapy" comes from the Greek cryo (κρυο) meaning cold and the word therapy (θεραπεια) meaning cure. It has been...
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| x Newborn screening |
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Newborn screening is the process by which infants are screened shortly after birth for a list of disorders that are treatable, but difficult or impossible to detect clinically. Screening programs are often run by state or national governing bodies...
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| x Corticosteroid |
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Corticosteroids are a class of chemicals that includes steroid hormones naturally produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and analogues of these hormones that are synthesized in laboratories. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of...
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| x Immunosuppressive drug |
Immunosuppressive drugs or immunosuppressive agents are drugs that inhibit or prevent activity of the immune system. They are used in immunosuppressive therapy to:
A common side-effect of many immunosuppressive drugs is immunodeficiency, because the...
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| x Dialectical behavioral therapy |
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a system of therapy originally developed by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, to treat people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) . DBT combines standard...
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| x Ibogaine |
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Ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychoactive substance found in a number of plants, principally in a member of the Apocynaceae family known as Iboga (Tabernanthe iboga). A hallucinogen with both psychedelic and dissociative properties, the...
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| x Afloqualone |
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Afloqualone (Arofuto) is an analogue of methaqualone developed in the 1980s in Japan. It has sedative and muscle relaxant effects, and has had some clinical use, although it causes photosensitization as a side effect which can cause skin problems...
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| x Amlodipine/benazepril | Dizziness |
Amlodipine/benazepril, marketed in the U.S. as Lotrel by Novartis and manufactured as a generic drug by Teva and Sandoz, is an antihypertensive medication which combines a calcium channel blocker (amlodipine besilate) with an angiotensin converting...
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| x Cathinone |
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Cathinone, or benzoylethanamine (marketed as hagigat in Israel), is a monoamine alkaloid found in the shrub Catha edulis (khat) and is chemically similar to ephedrine, cathine and other amphetamines. Cathinone induces the release of dopamine from...
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| x Dihydrocodeine |
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Dihydrocodeine, also called DHC, Drocode, Paracodeine, Thebacon and Parzone and known by the brand names of Synalgos DC, Panlor DC, Panlor SS, Contugesic, New Bron Solution-ACE, Huscode, Drocode, Paracodin, Codidol, Didor Continus, Dicogesic,...
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| x Tramadol |
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Tramadol hydrochloride (trademarked as Conzip, Ryzolt, Ultracet, Ultram in the USA,Ralivia in Canada) is a centrally acting synthetic analgesic used to treat moderate to moderately-severe pain. The drug has a wide range of applications, including...
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| x Desogestrel |
Desogestrel is a molecule used in hormonal contraceptives.
Third-generation oral contraceptives are suitable for use in patients with diabetes or lipid disorders because they have minimal impact on blood glucose levels and the lipid profile. Their...
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| x Triazolam |
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Triazolam (marketed in English-speaking countries under the brand names Apo-Triazo, Halcion, Hypam, and Trilam) is a benzodiazepine drug. It possesses pharmacological properties similar to that of other benzodiazepines, but it is generally only used...
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| x Interferon-gamma |
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Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) is a dimerized soluble cytokine that is the only member of the type II class of interferons. The existence of this interferon, which early in its history was known as immune interferon, was recognized in 1970 when...
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| x Emylcamate |
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Emylcamate (marketed as Striatran by Merck) is an anxiolytic and muscle relaxant. It was patented in the US in 1961 (US Patent 2,972,564) and advertised for the treatment of anxiety and tension. It was claimed to be superior to meprobamate, which...
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| x Metharbital |
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Metharbital was patented in 1905 by Emil Fischer working for Merck. It was marketed as Gemonil by Abbott Laboratories. It is a barbiturate anticonvulsant, used in the treatment of epilepsy. It has similar properties to phenobarbital.
Metharbital (5...
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| x Tenatoprazole |
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Tenatoprazole (rINN, also benatoprazole), discovered in Japan, is a proton pump inhibitor indicated for the treatment of reflux oesophagitis and peptic ulcer. Discovered by Mitsubishi Pharma, it is an imidazopyridine derivative and has an...
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| x Butyl nitrite |
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Butyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite made from n-butanol. Butyl nitrite is used recreationally as poppers.
Synonyms include N-butyl nitrite, 1-butyl nitrite and nitrous acid, butyl ester.
It can be prepared by reacting nitrous acid (generated in situ...
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| x Vinbarbital |
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Vinbarbital is a hypnotic drug which is a barbiturate derivative. It was developed by Sharp and Dohme in 1939.
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| x Bezitramide |
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Bezitramide is a narcotic analgesic. Bezitramide itself is a prodrug which is readily hydrolyzed in the gastrointestinal tract to its main metabolite, despropionyl-bezitramide. Bezitramide was discovered at Janssen Pharmaceutica in 1961. It is most...
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| x Ketotifen |
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Ketotifen is a second-generation H1-antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer. It is most commonly sold as a salt of fumaric Acid, ketotifen fumarate, and is available in two forms. In its ophthalmic form, it is used to treat allergic conjunctivitis,...
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| x Methorphan |
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Methorphan comes in two isomeric forms, each with differing pharmacology and effects:
Racemethorphan refers to the racemic mixture of both of these stereoisomers.
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| x N-(2'-fluoropropyl-)-3β-(4'-chlorophenyl)-2β-(3'-phenylisoxazol-5'-yl)nortropane |
N-(2'-Fluoropropyl-)-3ￎﾲ-(4'-chlorophenyl)-2ￎﾲ-(3'-phenylisoxazol-5'-yl)nortropane (FP-ￎﾲ-CPPIT) is a cocaine analogue.
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| x Sorafenib |
Sorafenib (co-developed and co-marketed by Bayer and Onyx Pharmaceuticals as Nexavar), is a drug approved for the treatment of primary kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma) and advanced primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)....
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| x Prednisone |
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A synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating properties. After cell surface receptor attachment and cell entry, prednisone enters the nucleus where it binds to and activates specific nuclear receptors, resulting in an...
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| x Rapacuronium |
Rapacuronium (Raplon) is a rapidly acting, non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker formerly used in modern anaesthesia, to aid and enable endotracheal intubation, which is often necessary to assist in the controlled ventilation of unconscious...
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| x Semaxanib |
Semaxanib (SU5416) is a tyrosine-kinase inhibitor drug designed by SUGEN as a cancer therapeutic. It is an experimental stage drug, not licensed for use on human patients outside of clinical trials. Semaxanib is a potent and selective synthetic...
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| x Tetrahydrozoline |
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Tetrahydrozoline, a derivative of imidazoline, is found in over-the-counter eye drops and nasal sprays. Other derivatives include naphazoline, oxymetazoline, and xylometazoline. Poisoning can result from an overdose.
Tetrahydrozoline is an alpha...
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| x Diethylstilbestrol |
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Diethylstilbestrol (DES, former BAN stilboestrol) is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen that was first synthesized in 1938. It is also classified as an endocrine disruptor. Human exposure to DES occurred through diverse sources, such as dietary...
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| x Proglumetacin |
Proglumetacin (usually as the maleate salt, trade names Afloxan, Protaxon and Proxil) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. It is metabolized in the body to indometacin and proglumide, a drug with antisecretory effects that helps prevent injury...
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| x Technetium (99mTc) votumumab |
Technetium (Tc) votumumab (trade name HumaSPECT) is a human monoclonal antibody labelled with the radionuclide technetium-99m. It was developed for the detection of colorectal tumors, but has never been marketed.
The target of votumumab is CTAA16.88...
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| x Amineptine |
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Amineptine was developed by the French Society of Medical research in the 1960s. Under the trade-names (Survector, Maneon, Directim, Neolior, Provector, Viaspera) is used as an atypical tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) that selectively inhibits the...
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| x Thiamylal |
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Thiamylal (Surital) is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1950s. It has sedative, anticonvulsant and hypnotic effects, and is used as a strong but short acting sedative. Thamylal is still in current use, primarily for induction in surgical...
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| x Bivatuzumab mertansine |
Bivatuzumab mertansine is a combination of bivatuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody, and mertansine, a cytotoxic agent. It is designed for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma.
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| x Nilotinib |
An orally bioavailable aminopyrimidine-derivative Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor with antineoplastic activity. Designed to overcome imatinib resistance, nilotinib binds to and stabilizes the inactive conformation of the kinase domain of the Abl...
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| x Acetorphine |
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Acetorphine is a potent analgesic drug, up to 8700 times stronger than morphine by weight. It is a derivative of the more well-known opioid etorphine, which is used as a very potent veterinary painkiller and anesthetic medication, primarily for the...
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| x Matuzumab |
Matuzumab (formerly EMD 72000) was a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of cancer. It binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) with high affinity.
Developed by Merck Serono in cooperation with Takeda Pharmaceutical, it has...
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| x Ohmefentanyl |
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Ohmefentanyl (β-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl) was discovered in 1995 and is an extremely potent analgesic drug which selectively binds to the µ-opioid receptor.
Ohmefentanyl is one of the most potent μ -receptor agonists known, comparable to super...
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| x Atorvastatin/Amlodipine |
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The drug combination atorvastatin/amlodipine (trade names Caduet in the US and Australia, and Envacar elsewhere) is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of high cholesterol and high blood pressure. It is...
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| x Levonorgestrel |
The levorotatory form of norgestrel and synthetic progestogen with progestational and androgenic activity. Levonorgestrel binds to the progesterone receptor in the nucleus of target cells, thereby stimulating the resulting hormone-receptor complex,...
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| x Taplitumomab paptox |
Taplitumomab paptox is a mouse monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of cancer. The antibody itself, taplitumomab, is linked to the protein PAP, an antiviral from Phytolacca americana, a species of pokeweed. This is reflected by the 'paptox...
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| x Metamizole |
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Metamizole sodium or dipyrone is a powerful analgesic and antipyretic. It is marketed under various trade names, including Algozone, Algocalmin, Analgin, Dipirona, Novalgin, Neo-Melubrina and Optalgin. Metamizole was first synthesized by the German...
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| x Cyclobarbital |
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Cyclobarbital, also known as cyclobarbitol or cyclobarbitone, is a drug which is a barbiturate derivative.
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| x Cetuximab |
A recombinant, chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against the epidermal growth factor (EGFR) with antineoplastic activity. Cetuximab binds to the extracellular domain of the EGFR, thereby preventing the activation and subsequent dimerization of...
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| x Pemoline |
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Pemoline (pemolina) was first synthesized in 1913 but its activity was not discovered until the 1930s. Under the names (Betanamin, Cylert, Tradon, Ceractiv) it was used as a medication to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and...
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| x Methylphenobarbital |
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Methylphenobarbital (INN), also known as mephobarbital (USAN, JAN) and mephobarbitone (BAN), marketed under brand names such as Mebaral, Mephyltaletten, Phemiton, and Prominal, is a drug which is a barbiturate derivative and is used primarily as an...
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| x Cloxazolam |
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Cloxazolam (marketed under brand name Sepazon, Olcadil (Brazil, Portugal and Spain), Akton (Belgium), Lubalix (Switzerland) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. Cloxazolam is metabolised into the active metabolite chlordesmethyldiazepam ...
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| x Lexatumumab |
Lexatumumab (also known as ETR2-ST01) is an agonistic human monoclonal antibody against TRAIL-R2 (DR5, APO-2) used in the treatment of cancer.
HGS-ETR2 antibodies were generated by HGS through a collaboration with Cambridge Antibody Technology.
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