a drug used to treat advanced kidney cancer and a type of liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. it is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. sorafenib stops cells from dividing and may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. it is a type of kinase inhibitor and a type of antiangiogenesis agent. also called bay 43-9006, nexavar, and sorafenib tosylate.
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sorafenib (uncountable)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/01 14:12 UTC 版)
Sorafenib (marketed as Nexavar by Bayer), is a drug approved for the treatment of primary kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma) and advanced primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma).