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Bortezomib
Bortezomib (originally PS-341 and marketed as Velcade by Millennium Pharmaceuticals) is the first therapeutic proteasome inhibitor to be tested in humans. It is approved in the U.S. for treating relapsed multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. In multiple myeloma, complete clinical responses have been obtained in patients with otherwise refractory or rapidly advancing disease.
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Velcade
Bortezomib Warning - Hazardous drug! Velcade Pharmacologic class: Proteasome inhibitor Therapeutic class: Antineoplastic Pregnancy risk category D [more]Velcade - Community and Resources


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Velcade
A drug that is used to treat multiple myeloma and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It belongs to the families of drugs called proteosome inhibitors and dipeptidyl boronic acids. Also called bortezomib and PS-341.

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