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| A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It may kill cancer cells by blocking the production of a protein that makes cancer cells live longer and by making them more sensitive to anticancer drugs. It is a type of antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotide. Also called oblimersen, augmerosen, and bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139. |
Previous Definitions: | gemcitabine, gemcitabine hydrochloride, gemtuzumab, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, Gemzar | Next Definitions: | gene, gene deletion, gene expression, gene expression profiling, gene therapy |
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