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levamisole

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levamisole /le·vam·i·sole/ (le-vam´ĭ-sōl) an immunomodulator used with fluorouracil in the treatment of colon cancer, administered as the hydrochloride salt.
levamisole,
an immunomodulator used as an adjuvant treatment in combination with fluorouracil after surgical resection in patients with Dukes' stage C colon cancer.

levamisole
a broad-spectrum anthelmintic of proven efficiency against gastrointestinal and lung worms that can be administered orally, by injection and by pour-on in cattle. It has no effect on tapeworms or liver fluke; it has a secondary effect in enhancing depressed immune responsiveness by stimulation of T lymphocytes and phagocytosis.

levamisole poisoning
causes a syndrome of lip licking, head shaking, salivation, tremor, excitement and increased frequency of urination and defecation.

levamisole
Oncology A broad-spectrum anthelmintic that stimulates immune function, enhancing hypersensitivity; it has been used with 5-FU to ↑ Pt survival in advanced colorectal and other CAs Adverse effects N&V, diarrhea, rash, flu-like Sx. See Unproven methods for cancer management Parasitology An l- form of tetramisole, which is most commonly used anthelmintic for roundworm, hookworm, Strongyloidesinfections.


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The cells were again washed in PBS and incubated with Vectastain ABC-AP solution (100 [micro]L/well) for 1 hr at RT, and then Vectastain alkaline phosphatase substrate (pNpp solution) with levamisole was added to each well (100 [micro]L).
But if you bought the same amount of Levamisole from another company for treating sheep, you would pay just over $14, according to a doctor at New York City's Mayo Clinic.
In 1989, he led a study showing that a combination of 5-fluorouracil and another drug, called levamisole, decreased by one-third the risk of dying from colon cancer recurrence (SN: 10/7/89, p.
 
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