Pharmacologic Substance
tacedinaline
Definitions related to tacedinaline:
  • An orally bioavailable substituted benzamide derivative with potential antineoplastic activity. Tacedinaline inhibits histone deacetylation, which may result in histone hyperacetylation, followed by the induction of differentiation, the inhibition of cell proliferation, and apoptosis in susceptible tumor cell populations.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (n-acetyldinaline) A substance being studied in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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