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(JEM-zar)
| | A drug used to treat pancreatic cancer that is advanced or has spread. It is also used together with other drugs to treat breast cancer that has spread, advanced ovarian cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer that is advanced or has spread. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Gemzar blocks the cell from making DNA and may kill cancer cells. Also called gemcitabine hydrochloride. |
| Previous Definitions: | gemcitabine hydrochloride, gemcitabine/cisplatin, gemcitabine/cisplatin regimen, gemtuzumab, gemtuzumab ozogamicin | | Next Definitions: | Genasense, gene, gene deletion, gene expression, gene expression profiling |
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