Search Results for: CANCER TYPES

obatoclax

A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer. Obatoclax blocks the actions of certain proteins that cells need to live and it may kill … [Read more...]

PTEN tyrosine phosphatase

A protein that helps control many cell functions, including cell division and cell death. Mutations (changes) in the gene that makes PTEN tyrosine phosphatase … [Read more...]

PTEN

A protein that helps control many cell functions, including cell division and cell death. Mutations (changes) in the gene that makes PTEN are found in many … [Read more...]

PT-100

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer, including certain types of lung, pancreas, and brain cancer. PT-100 may help the immune system block the … [Read more...]

PS-341

A drug used to treat multiple myeloma. It is also used to treat mantle cell lymphoma in patients who have already received at least one other type of treatment … [Read more...]

pruritus

Itching. Severe itching may be a side effect of some cancer treatments and a symptom of some types of cancers. … [Read more...]

Proxinium

A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of head and neck cancer. Proxinium is made by linking a monoclonal antibody fragment to a toxic … [Read more...]

protein-bound paclitaxel

A drug used to treat breast cancer that has spread or that has come back within 6 months after chemotherapy. It is also being studied in the treatment of newly … [Read more...]

ProMune

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called biological response modifiers. Also called … [Read more...]

progesterone receptor

A protein found inside the cells of the female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue, and some cancer cells. The hormone progesterone will bind to the … [Read more...]