fatigue
A condition marked by extreme tiredness and inability to function due lack of energy.
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69 matchesgemtuzumab
A monoclonal antibody combined with a toxic substance that is used to treat certain types of acute myeloid leukemia in older patients and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
Read definitiongenetic infantile agranulocytosis
An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).
Read definitioninfantile genetic agranulocytosis
An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).
Read definitionkidney failure
A condition in which the kidneys stop working and are not able to remove waste and extra water from the blood or keep body chemicals in balance.
Read definitionKostmann disease
An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).
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An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).
Read definitionKostmann syndrome
An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).
Read definitionL-asparaginase
A drug that is used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and is being studied in the treatment of some other types of cancer.
Read definitionmitoxantrone
A drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer that does not respond to hormones, adult acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, and advanced or chronic multiple sclerosis.
Read definitionmyelogenous
Having to do with, produced by, or resembling the bone marrow.
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Having to do with or resembling the bone marrow.
Read definitionOncovin
A drug used to treat acute leukemia.
Read definitionparoxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
A rare disorder in which red blood cells are easily destroyed by certain immune system proteins.
Read definitionPEG-asparaginase
A drug used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Read definitionpet-facilitated therapy
A type of therapy that uses dogs or other pets to improve the physical and mental health of patients with certain acute or chronic diseases.
Read definitionPNH
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
Read definitionprecursor B-lymphoblastic leukemia
An aggressive (fast-growing) type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many B-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the bone marrow and blood.
Read definitionprecursor T-lymphoblastic leukemia
An aggressive (fast-growing) type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many T-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the bone marrow and blood.
Read definitionpromyelocytic leukemia
An aggressive (fast-growing) type of acute myeloid leukemia in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow.
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