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saracatinib

saracatinib noun: a drug that acts as a dual kinase inhibitor, originally developed for the treatment of cancer.

Noun

saracatinib (uncountable)

  1. A drug that acts as a dual kinase inhibitor, originally developed for the treatment of cancer.
    • In addition, we and others previously reported that Src inhibitors such as saracatinib (AZD0530) or dasatinib, while effective in inhibiting metastasis, are generally not inducers of apoptosis, which is in part due to their ability to induce autophagy.2014 September 4, W Guo et al., “Targeting Btk/Etk of prostate cancer cells by a novel dual inhibitor”, in Cell Death & Disease, volume 5, →DOI

Questions about saracatinib

What does saracatinib mean?
Saracatinib means a drug that acts as a dual kinase inhibitor, originally developed for the treatment of cancer.
What part of speech is saracatinib?
Saracatinib is a noun.

Words near saracatinib in the dictionary

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