A synthetic indolocarbazole with antineoplastic activity. Edotecarin inhibits the enzyme topoisomerase I through stabilization of the DNA-enzyme complex and … [Read more...]
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edrecolomab
A murine monoclonal IgG2a antibody to tumor-associated epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM, or 17-1A) antigen. Edrecolomab attaches to EpCAM, a human cell … [Read more...]
EEG
A recording of electrical activity in the brain. It is made by placing electrodes on the scalp (the skin covering the top of the head), and impulses are sent to … [Read more...]
EEG biofeedback
A treatment being studied to improve brain function in certain brain disorders and in patients treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer. Sensors are placed … [Read more...]
EF5
A fluorinated derivative of the 2-nitroimidazole etanidazole. EF5 is effective in accessing oxygen levels in tumor tissue through its adduct formation to … [Read more...]
efalizumab
A humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody directed against CD11a, the alpha subunit of human leukocyte-function-associated antigen type 1 (LFA-1), with … [Read more...]
efaproxiral
A drug that may increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy. Also called RSR13. … [Read more...]
efavirenz
A synthetic non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitor with antiviral activity. Efavirenz binds directly to the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 … [Read more...]
effector cell
A cell that performs a specific function in response to a stimulus; usually used to describe cells in the immune system. … [Read more...]
Effexor
(Other name for: venlafaxine) … [Read more...]