Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0066677
NCI: A drug that is being studied as a treatment for fatigue in patients with cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called stimulants.,PDQ: A synthetic central nervous system stimulant with wakefulness-promoting activity. Modafinil appears to inhibit dopamine reuptake, resulting in an increase in extracellular dopamine. This agent exhibits pronounced wakefulness-promoting activity (without sympathomimetic activity) and may improve cognitive function in certain clinical settings. Check for "http://www.cancer.gov/Search/ClinicalTrialsLink.aspx?id=256449&idtype=1" active clinical trials or "http://www.cancer.gov/Search/ClinicalTrialsLink.aspx?id=256449&idtype=1&closed=1" closed clinical trials using this agent. ("http://nciterms.nci.nih.gov:80/NCIBrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&code=C26661" NCI Thesaurus),NCI: A synthetic central nervous system stimulant with wakefulness-promoting activity. Modafinil appears to inhibit dopamine reuptake, resulting in an increase in extracellular dopamine.