Medical terms A–Z

A drug that is used to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that does not get better, gets worse, or comes back during or after treatment with other drugs.

Ulcers that keep coming back in unusual places, traced to a small hormone-producing tumor that leaves the stomach permanently switched on.

Sleep arrives sooner, but tolerance, dependence and next day drowsiness are the reasons courses are kept short.

Zometa delivers zoledronic acid intravenously to slow bone breakdown, treating cancer related high calcium levels and reducing skeletal complications from bone metastases.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

Its usefulness and its drawbacks come from the same source, a drug that acts on many receptor systems rather than one.

A drug used to treat certain mental disorders.

A substance being studied in the treatment of melanoma and many other types of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of cancer, including ovarian cancer and lung cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of leukemias and lymphomas.

A drug that is used in the treatment of acne and psoriasis and is being studied in cancer prevention.

A radioactive substance that is used in imaging tests, and is being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A form that must be filed by an investigator running a clinical trial to study a new drug or agent.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

17-DMAG.

A substance that is being studied in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to detect tumor hypoxia (a low level of oxygen in the tumor).This may help predict how the tumor will respond to…

A radioactive substance being studied as an imaging agent in head and neck cancers and other types of cancer.

A radioactive substance being studied as an imaging agent in head and neck cancers and other types of cancer.

2ME2.

A chemical that comes from certain substances when they are not burned completely.