a drug used to treat certain types of chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. dasatinib is also being studied in the treatment of certain other blood diseases and types of cancer. dasatinib binds to and blocks bcr-abl and other proteins that help cancer cells grow. it is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor. also called bms-354825 and sprycel.
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From Das + -tinib, after its discoverer, the chemist Jagabandhu Das.
dasatinib (uncountable)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/01 09:30 UTC 版)
Dasatinib, previously known as BMS-354825, is a cancer drug produced by Bristol-Myers Squibb and sold under the trade name Sprycel. Dasatinib is an oral multi- BCR/ABL and Src family tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for use in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) after imatinib treatment and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL). It is being evaluated for use in numerous other cancers, including advanced prostate cancer.