Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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Tariquidar (tar-IH-kwih-dar)
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It may help tumor cells respond again to drugs they have become resistant (unable to respond) to. Tariquidar is a type of multidrug resistance inhibitor and a type of P-glycoprotein antagonist. Also called XR9576.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.