dabrafenib

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noun

A drug for the treatment of cancers associated with a mutated version of the gene BRAF.

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Meanings

noundabrafenib (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA drug for the treatment of cancers associated with a mutated version of the gene BRAF.

    Incidentally, several drugs have been developed that treat cancers driven by BRAF, two of which, vemurafenib and dabrafenib, are now FDA approved for treatment of late-stage melanoma.

    2015 August 28, “Enzyme-Free Detection of Mutations in Cancer DNA Using Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probes and Fluorescence Microscopy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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