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    GlossaryDasatinib

    medication used to treat certain types of leukemia

    Dasatinib is a medication primarily used to treat certain types of leukemia, a cancer of the blood cells. It works by inhibiting specific proteins that promote the growth of cancer cells, thereby slowing or stopping their proliferation. For professionals, it's known as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and is effective against chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with the Philadelphia chromosome.

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