There are too many lymphocytes in the blood and the lymph nodes are larger than normal. … [Read more...]
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stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia
There are too many lymphocytes in the blood, but there are no other symptoms of leukemia. Stage 0 is indolent (slow-growing). … [Read more...]
nilotinib
An orally bioavailable aminopyrimidine-derivative Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor with antineoplastic activity. Designed to overcome imatinib resistance, … [Read more...]
ziconotide
A drug used in the treatment of chronic pain. Also called Prialt and SNX 111. … [Read more...]
well-differentiated 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...]
agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
A progressive, chronic disease in which the bone marrow is replaced by fibrous tissue and blood is made in organs such as the liver and the spleen, instead of … [Read more...]
bcr-abl (b2a2)-derived peptide vaccine
A peptide vaccine consisting of the bcr-abl b2a2 fusion oncoprotein, frequently expressed in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), with potential antineoplastic … [Read more...]
CVP regimen
A chemotherapy regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone used for the treatment of indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic … [Read more...]
betamethasone
A synthetic glucocorticoid with metabolic, immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory activities. Betamethasone binds to specific intracellular glucocorticoid … [Read more...]
alcoholism
A chronic disease in which a person craves drinks that contain alcohol and is unable to control his or her drinking. A person with this disease also needs to … [Read more...]