TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tyrosine kinase inhibitor mean? 

• TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR (noun)
  The noun TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR has 1 sense:

1. a drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia

  Familiarity information: TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tyrosine kinase inhibitor" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

 Context examples 

Multitargeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ABT-869 blocks the action of several growth factors.

(multitargeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ABT-869, NCI Dictionary)

It is a type of antiangiogenesis agent and a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

(Caprelsa, NCI Dictionary)

It is a specific protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor that induces apoptosis.

(Butein, NCI Thesaurus)

It belongs to the family of drugs called protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

(BMS-599626, NCI Dictionary)

Also called tyrosine kinase inhibitor BIBF 1120.

(BIBF 1120, NCI Dictionary)

A protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor that competitively inhibits epidermal growth factor receptor kinase activity.

(Bis-Tyrphostin, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

(CEP-2563 dihydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

CEP-701 is a type of receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a type of indolocarbazole alkaloid.

(CEP-701, NCI Dictionary)

The orally bioavailable diphosphate salt of a multiple-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Motesanib Diphosphate, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally bioavailable receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Motesanib, NCI Thesaurus)