Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Clorhidrato de enzastaurina
Enzastaurin hydrochloride (en-zuh-STAW-rin HY-droh-KLOR-ide)
A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of cancer, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, breast, colon, lung, ovarian, and prostate. Enzastaurin hydrochloride blocks certain cell signaling pathways, and may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. It is a type of serine threonine kinase inhibitor and a type of antiangiogenesis agent. Also called enzastaurin and LY317615.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.