Hematologic Oncology Glossary
100 terms total — 4 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
extramedullary disease EM
Cancer involvement outside the bone marrow, occurring in organs or tissues not typically involved.
tumor lysis syndrome
A potentially life-threatening metabolic complication characterized by rapid cellular breakdown and release of intracell...
tyrosine kinase inhibitor
A class of targeted cancer drugs that block specific enzymes involved in cancer cell growth, particularly effective in c...
Venetoclax
A BCL-2 inhibitor that induces apoptosis in malignant B cells, used in CLL and AML treatment.
Waldenström macroglobulinemia
A rare B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by bone marrow infiltration with lymphoplasmacytic cells and Ig...