Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0011777
MSH: An anti-inflammatory 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid.,CSP: anti-inflammatory 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid.,NCI: A synthetic steroid (similar to steroid hormones produced naturally in the adrenal gland). Dexamethasone is used to treat leukemia and lymphoma and may be used to treat some of the problems caused by other cancers and their treatment.,CHV: a kind of steroid drug,CHV: a kind of steroid drug,PDQ: A synthetic adrenal corticosteroid with potent anti-inflammatory properties. In addition to binding to specific nuclear steroid receptors, dexamethasone also interferes with NF-kB activation and apoptotic pathways. This agent lacks the salt-retaining properties of other related adrenal hormones. Check for "http://www.cancer.gov/Search/ClinicalTrialsLink.aspx?id=39789&idtype=1" active clinical trials or "http://www.cancer.gov/Search/ClinicalTrialsLink.aspx?id=39789&idtype=1&closed=1" closed clinical trials using this agent. ("http://nciterms.nci.nih.gov:80/NCIBrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&code=C42