bortezomib

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /bɔɹˈtɛzoʊmɪb/

Noun

bortezomib (uncountable)

1. A proteasome inhibitor used in cancer treatment and chemotherapy.
   • 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 443:

     Bortezomib, or Velcade, blocks an internal waste-dispensing mechanism for proteins that is particularly hyperactive in cancer cells.

Synonyms

• (trademark) Velcade

Further reading

• bortezomib on Wikipedia.Wikipedia