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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Recombinant human interleukin-11
Interleucina-11 humana recombinada
Medicamento que se usa para aumentar el número de células sanguíneas, especialmente plaquetas, en algunos pacientes de cáncer que reciben quimioterapia. La interleucina-11 humana recombinada es una forma de la interleucina-11 (una citocina normalmente elaborada por las células de sostén de la médula ósea) que se produce en el laboratorio. Es un tipo de modificador de la respuesta biológica. También se llama Neumega, oprelvecina, y rhIL-11.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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