"Thalidomide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A piperidinyl isoindole originally introduced as a non-barbiturate hypnotic, but withdrawn from the market due to teratogenic effects. It has been reintroduced and used for a number of immunological and inflammatory disorders. Thalidomide displays immunosuppressive and anti-angiogenic activity. It inhibits release of TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA from monocytes, and modulates other cytokine action.
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D013792
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D02.241.223.805.810.800 D03.383.621.808.800 D03.633.100.513.750.750
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thalidomide" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes according to age in lenalidomide-treated patients with RBC transfusion-dependent lower-risk MDS and del(5q). J Hematol Oncol. 2017 06 26; 10(1):131.
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Thalidomide-associated thrombosis in the treatment of HIV-associated severe aphthous disease: a case report and review of the literature. J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic). 2012 Nov-Dec; 11(6):345-7.
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Phase 2 study of lenalidomide in transfusion-dependent, low-risk, and intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes with karyotypes other than deletion 5q. Blood. 2008 Jan 01; 111(1):86-93.
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Phase I trial of first-line bortezomib/thalidomide plus chemotherapy for induction and stem cell mobilization in patients with multiple myeloma. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2006 Nov; 7(3):210-6.
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Arsenic trioxide and thalidomide combination produces multi-lineage hematological responses in myelodysplastic syndromes patients, particularly in those with high pre-therapy EVI1 expression. Leuk Res. 2004 Aug; 28(8):791-803.
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Thalidomide for the treatment of esophageal aphthous ulcers in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease AIDS Clinical Trials Group. J Infect Dis. 1999 Jul; 180(1):61-7.