Brand Name: | Istodax |
Generic Name: | romidepsin |
Code Name: | depsipeptide |
Company: | Celgene |
FDA Clinical Phase: | 2 |
Description:
Istodax is a bicyclic depsipeptide antibiotic that binds and inhibits an enzyme known as histone deacetylase (HDAC). It alters the production of protein from DNA, inhibits the cell cycle, and causes …
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Brand Name: | Treanda |
Generic Name: | bendamustine |
Code Name: | SDX-105 |
Company: | Cephalon Oncology |
FDA Clinical Phase: | 1/2 |
Description:
Treanda (news articles) is a drug that is used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) . It is also being studied in …
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Generic Name: | |
Code Name: | CX-4945 |
Company: | Cylene |
FDA Clinical Phase: | 1 |
Description:
CX-4945 is an oral anti-cancer agent. It inhibits CK2, an enzyme that plays a role in the development of cancerous cells through cellular processes such as cell cycle regulation, cellular signaling, …
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of blood stem cells derived from the bone marrow (that is, bone marrow transplantation) or blood. Stem cell transplantation is a medical procedure in the fields of hematology and oncology, most often performed for people with diseases of the blood, bone marrow, or certain types of cancer.
Stem cell transplantation was pioneered using bone-marrow-derived stem cells by a team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center from the 1950s through the 1970s …
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