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odanacatib

odanacatib noun: an inhibitor of cathepsin K, being investigated as a treatment for osteoporosis and bone metastasis.

Noun

odanacatib (uncountable)

  1. An inhibitor of cathepsin K, being investigated as a treatment for osteoporosis and bone metastasis.
    • Evaluation of circulating levels of bone turnover markers (urinary N -telopeptide) demonstrated that odanacatib was equally effective in suppressing bone turnover markers as zoledronic acid in this short-term study and was well-tolerated.2013 August 19, Demetrios Simos et al., “Bone-Targeted Agents for the Management of Breast Cancer Patients with Bone Metastases”, in Journal of Clinical Medicine, volume 2, →DOI

Questions about odanacatib

What does odanacatib mean?
Odanacatib means an inhibitor of cathepsin K, being investigated as a treatment for osteoporosis and bone metastasis.
What part of speech is odanacatib?
Odanacatib is a noun.

Words near odanacatib in the dictionary

  1. odaller
  2. odallers
  3. odalman
  4. odalmen
  5. odals
  6. odanacatib
  7. odango
  8. odas
  9. Odawa
  10. Odawara
  11. Odawas

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