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Thalomid

(THA-loh-MID)
A drug used with dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma in patients who have been just diagnosed. It is also used to treat a painful skin disease related to leprosy. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Thalomid may help the immune system kill cancer cells. It may also prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Thalomid is a type of antiangiogenesis agent and a type of immunomodulating agent. Also called thalidomide.
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