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- noun medicine A reduction of
bone marrow activity that leads to a lower concentration ofplatelets ,red blood cells andwhite blood cells
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Examples
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The FDA said major side effects for both included nerve damage, infections, reactions from the infusion and myelosuppression, a common side effect from chemotherapy that causes decreased blood cell production.
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Six patients had fatal events associated with their underlying disease and myelosuppression (anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia) that were considered at least possibly related to drug treatment.
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The proposed novel mechanism of action, non-cross resistance with chemotherapeutic agents currently used in the clinic, and lack of CPI-613-related myelosuppression in humans to date, make CPI-613 a suitable candidate for clinical evaluation in these types of cancers.
Medindia Health News 2010
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Six patients had fatal events associated with their underlying disease and myelosuppression
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The proposed novel mechanism of action, non-cross resistance with chemotherapeutic agents currently used in the clinic, and lack of CPI-613-related myelosuppression in humans to date, make CPI-613 a suitable candidate for clinical evaluation in these types of cancers.
Medindia Health News 2010
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Rarely, myelosuppression, thrombo-cytopenia, and leukopenia have been reported in patients taking colchicine.
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Other prominent side-effects of this drug class include myelosuppression (low blood counts) and peripheral neuropathy (disabling nerve damage).
TradingMarkets 2010
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The proposed novel mechanism of action, non-cross resistance with chemotherapeutic agents currently used in the clinic, and lack of CPI-613-related myelosuppression in humans to date, make CPI-613 a suitable candidate for clinical evaluation in these types of cancers.
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Six patients had fatal events associated with their underlying disease and myelosuppression (anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia) that were considered at least possibly related to drug treatment.
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The proposed novel mechanism of action, non-cross resistance with chemotherapeutic agents currently used in the clinic, and lack of CPI-613-related myelosuppression in humans to date, make CPI-613 a suitable candidate for clinical evaluation in these types of cancers.
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