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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: BAY 43-9006
BAY 43-9006
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.
BAY 43-9006 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 Nexavar, sorafenib, and sorafenib tosylate.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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