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Preferred Name

Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b
Synonyms

Interferon alfa 2b

interferon alfa-2b

IFN alpha-2B

Interferon Alfa-2B

Interferon Alpha-2b

Heberon Alfa

Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b

recombinant interferon alfa-2b

INTERFERON ALFA-2B

Interferon alfa-2b

Alfatronol

Glucoferon

Intron A

Sch 30500

Urifron

Viraferon

Definitions

A non-glycosylated recombinant interferon with antiviral and antineoplastic activities. Alfa interferons bind to specific cell-surface receptors, resulting in the transcription and translation of genes whose protein products mediate antiviral, antiproliferative, anticancer, and immune-modulating effects.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1953

ALT_DEFINITION

A drug used to treat some infections caused by viruses and several types of cancer. These include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, and follicular lymphoma. It is a form of interferon alfa (a substance normally made by cells of the immune system) that is made in the laboratory. It is a type of biological response modifier.

CAS_Registry

98530-12-2

99210-65-8

code

C1953

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C176424

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173381

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157712

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173383

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116978

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C201600

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128784

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

CTRP

FDA

GDC

HemOnc

DEFINITION

A non-glycosylated recombinant interferon with antiviral and antineoplastic activities. Alfa interferons bind to specific cell-surface receptors, resulting in the transcription and translation of genes whose protein products mediate antiviral, antiproliferative, anticancer, and immune-modulating effects.

Display_Name

Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b

FDA_UNII_Code

43K1W2T1M6

FULL_SYN

Interferon alfa 2b

interferon alfa-2b

IFN alpha-2B

Interferon Alfa-2B

Interferon Alpha-2b

Heberon Alfa

Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b

recombinant interferon alfa-2b

INTERFERON ALFA-2B

Interferon alfa-2b

Alfatronol

Glucoferon

Intron A

Sch 30500

Urifron

Viraferon

Has_Target

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C37274

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1909

label

Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b

Legacy Concept Name

Recombinant_Interferon_Alfa-2b

Maps_To

Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b

NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID

462279

NSC Number

377523

PDQ_Closed_Trial_Search_ID

462279

PDQ_Open_Trial_Search_ID

462279

Preferred_Name

Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C1953

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0021735

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C225

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