(Other name for: lamivudine) … [Read more...]
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EPO906
A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called epothilones. Also called epothilone B. … [Read more...]
EPOCH
An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including mantle cell lymphoma. It includes the drugs … [Read more...]
EPOCH regimen
A chemotherapy regimen consisting of etoposide, prednisone, vincristine (Oncovin) and doxorubicin hydrochloride (hydroxydaunorubicin hycrochloride), which may … [Read more...]
epoetin alfa
A recombinant therapeutic agent which is chemically identical to or similar to the endogenous cytokine human erythropoietin (EPO). Produced primarily by cells … [Read more...]
epoetin beta
A recombinant therapeutic agent that is chemically identical to or similar to the endogenous cytokine human erythropoietin (EPO). Produced primarily by cells of … [Read more...]
Epogen
(Other name for: epoetin alfa) … [Read more...]
epothilone
A substance obtained from bacteria that interferes with cell division. Some epothilones are being studied as treatments for cancer. … [Read more...]
epothilone B
A compound isolated from the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum. Similar to paclitaxel, epothilone B induces microtubule polymerization and stabilizes … [Read more...]
epothilone D
A natural polyketide compound isolated from the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum. Also known as desoxyepothilone B, epothilone D binds to tubulin and inhibits … [Read more...]