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dabrafenib

dabrafenib noun: a drug for the treatment of cancers associated with a mutated version of the gene BRAF.

Noun

dabrafenib (uncountable)

  1. A drug for the treatment of cancers associated with a mutated version of the gene BRAF.
    • Incidentally, several drugs have been developed that treat cancers driven by BRAF, two of which, vemurafenib and dabrafenib, are now FDA approved for treatment of late-stage melanoma.2015 August 28, “Enzyme-Free Detection of Mutations in Cancer DNA Using Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probes and Fluorescence Microscopy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about dabrafenib

What does dabrafenib mean?
Dabrafenib means a drug for the treatment of cancers associated with a mutated version of the gene BRAF.
What part of speech is dabrafenib?
Dabrafenib is a noun.

Words near dabrafenib in the dictionary

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  2. daboia
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  4. Dabolim
  5. Dabpa
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  7. Dabrowski
  8. Dabrowskian
  9. Dabrowskis
  10. Dabry's sturgeon
  11. dabs

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