Pharmacologic Substance
epoetin beta Audio
[ ee-poh-eh-tin bay-tuh ]
Definitions related to epoetin beta:
  • A recombinant therapeutic agent that is chemically identical to or similar to the endogenous cytokine human erythropoietin (EPO). Produced primarily by cells of the peritubular capillary endothelium of the kidney in response to hypoxia, circulating EPO binds to EPO receptors on the surface of committed erythroid progenitors in the bone marrow resulting in their replication and maturation into functional erythrocytes.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A substance that is made in the laboratory and stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells. It is a type of antianemic and a type of recombinant human erythropoietin.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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