Definition of "bortezomib" [bortezomib]

• A particular drug used in chemotherapy. (noun)

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• "Kruger found that treating yeast and mammalian cells with a drug called bortezomib elevated the amount of available Hsp70 and rescued mutant proteins."
• "But that may not be wise if you are being treated for certain types of blood cancer with bortezomib, which is sold under the brand name Velcade."
• "Background material for the study notes that some drugs, such as bortezomib, which now treat other cancers, may even have that capability, and an early-stage clinical trial using bortezomib for glioblastoma is currently taking place at Northwestern."