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rapalogue

rapalogue noun: any of several synthetic drugs that are analogues of rapamycin.

Noun

rapalogue (plural rapalogues)

  1. Any of several synthetic drugs that are analogues of rapamycin
    • However, despite initially promising preclinical and clinical data in renal cell carcinoma, studies now suggest that as single agents, the activity of rapalogues is modest and sporadic in other solid tumors.2015 August 6, Tracey R. O’Donovan et al., “Lithium Modulates Autophagy in Esophageal and Colorectal Cancer Cells and Enhances the Efficacy of Therapeutic Agents In Vitro and In Vivo”, in PLoS ONE...

Forms of rapalogue

pluralrapalogues

Origin of rapalogue

Blend of rapamycin + analogue. By surface analysis, rapamycin + -logue.

Questions about rapalogue

What does rapalogue mean?
Rapalogue means any of several synthetic drugs that are analogues of rapamycin.
What part of speech is rapalogue?
Rapalogue is a noun.
What is the plural of rapalogue?
The plural of rapalogue is rapalogues.

Words near rapalogue in the dictionary

  1. Rapala
  2. Rapallo
  3. Rapalo
  4. rapalog
  5. rapalogs
  6. rapalogue
  7. rapalogues
  8. Rapalos
  9. rapamycin
  10. rapamycine
  11. Rapan

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