Rapalogue

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several synthetic drugs that are analogues of rapamycin

    "However, despite initially promising preclinical and clinical data in renal cell carcinoma, studies now suggest that as single agents, the activity of rapalogues is modest and sporadic in other solid tumors."

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"However, despite initially promising preclinical and clinical data in renal cell carcinoma, studies now suggest that as single agents, the activity of rapalogues is modest and sporadic in other solid tumors."

Etymology

Blend of rapamycin + analogue. By surface analysis, rapamycin + -logue.

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