Definition of "omacetaxine" [omacetaxine]

• A drug in development for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia. (noun)

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• "In the other study providing welcome news for CML patients, researchers reported that an older drug called omacetaxine stopped the cancer in many of these high-risk patients."
• "D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the study evaluated the safety and efficacy of a potential new therapy called omacetaxine in patients with CML who have the T315I mutation and are resistant to first-line imatinib therapy."
• "Injection site reactions were primarily grade 1/2 events, demonstrating that at-home subcutaneous administration of omacetaxine has an acceptable safety profile for CML patients who have failed prior therapies."