A form of the anticancer drug cytarabine that is contained inside very tiny, fat-like particles. It may have fewer side effects and work better than cytarabine. … [Read more...]
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cytochlor
A radio-sensitizing pyrimidine nucleoside with potential antineoplastic activity. Cytochlor is metabolized first to a phosphate derivative, CldCMP, by the … [Read more...]
cytochrome P450 enzyme system
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 … [Read more...]
cytogenetics
The study of chromosomes and chromosomal abnormalities. … [Read more...]
cytokine
A substance that is made by cells of the immune system. Some cytokines can boost the immune response and others can suppress it. Cytokines can also be made in … [Read more...]
cytokine-induced killer cells
A preparation of autologous lymphocytes with potential immunopotentiating and antineoplastic activities. Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells are CD3-and … [Read more...]
cytology
The study of cells using a microscope. … [Read more...]
cytomegalovirus
A virus that may be carried in an inactive state for life by healthy individuals. It is a cause of severe pneumonia in people with a suppressed immune system, … [Read more...]
cytomegalovirus IE-1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs), specifically reactive to the cytomegalovirus (CMV) immediate early-1 (IE-1) protein, with immunomodulating activity. Adoptive … [Read more...]
cytomegalovirus pp65-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) specifically reactive to the cytomegalovirus (CMV) phosphoprotein pp65 with potential antiviral activity. To prepare CMV … [Read more...]