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solid tumor

An abnormal mass of tissue that usually does not contain cysts or liquid areas. Solid tumors may be benign (not cancer), or malignant (cancer). Different types … [Read more...]

Soliris

A monoclonal antibody used to prevent red blood cells from being destroyed in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a red blood cell … [Read more...]

soft tissue sarcoma

A cancer that begins in the muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body. … [Read more...]

soft tissue

Refers to muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body. … [Read more...]

sodium ferric gluconate

A form of the mineral iron that is used to treat anemia caused by low amounts of iron in the blood. Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells … [Read more...]

SOD1 inhibitor ATN-224

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. SOD1 inhibitor ATN-224 also … [Read more...]

smoldering myeloma

A very slow-growing type of myeloma in which abnormal plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) make too much of a single type of monoclonal antibody (a … [Read more...]

small lymphocytic lymphoma

An indolent (slow-growing) type of lymphoma in which too many immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found mostly in the lymph nodes. This causes the … [Read more...]

smoldering leukemia

A group of diseases in which the bone marrow does not make enough healthy blood cells. Also called myelodysplastic syndromes and preleukemia. … [Read more...]

SLL

An indolent (slow-growing) type of lymphoma in which too many immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found mostly in the lymph nodes. This causes the … [Read more...]