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Cytostatic

Cytostatic

(Science: pharmacology) An agent that suppresses cell growth and multiplication.

Origin: gr. Statikos = bringing to a stand still


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pharmaceutical biotechnology

... used as a drug needs an NDA approval before it can be marketed. The NCI is concerned with cancers, so its language was with reference to cytotoxic/cytostatic agents. The same applies to antibiotics or anti-inflammatory or cardiac drugs, but the NCI doesn't typically deal with these disease areas. ...

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by kcnq1ot1
Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:47 pm
 
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pharmaceutical biotechnology

... used as a drug needs an NDA approval before it can be marketed. The NCI is concerned with cancers, so its language was with reference to cytotoxic/cytostatic agents. The same applies to antibiotics or anti-inflammatory or cardiac drugs, but the NCI doesn't typically deal with these disease areas.

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by blcr11
Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:21 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
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pharmaceutical biotechnology

(New Drug Application for cytotoxic/cytostatic agents or a Biologic License Application for biological agents) NDA for cytotoxic/cytostatic agents?

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by kcnq1ot1
Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:16 pm
 
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pharmaceutical biotechnology

... The formal process in the U.S. by which this occurs is the approval by FDA of a marketing application (New Drug Application for cytotoxic/cytostatic agents or a Biologic License Application for biological agents) submitted by a private firm; as noted previously, NCI does not submit NDAs ...

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by blcr11
Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:37 pm
 
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The Fiber Disease

... Germany Non-ribosomally synthesized peptides have compelling biological activities ranging from antimicrobial to immunosuppressive and from cytostatic to antitumor. The broad spectrum of applications in modern medicine is reflected in the great structural diversity of these natural products. ...

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Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:00 am
 
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