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-ciclib

cyclin dependant kinase inhibitors

WHO's definition, quoted as written in the 2024 stem book
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Where it sits in a name

WHO writes the stem as -ciclib. So the letters ciclib sit at the end of the name (…ciclib).

All 21 names WHO lists under -ciclib

These are the INN in group (a) of Part IV of the stem book: names in which WHO says the stem is used as defined. The stem is marked where WHO places it. A-Z as WHO lists them.

  1. abemaciclib
  2. asnuciclib
  3. atuveciclib
  4. briciclib
  5. crozbaciclib
  6. culmerciclib
  7. dinaciclib
  8. eciruciclib
  9. enitociclib
  10. inixaciclib
  11. milciclib
  12. narazaciclib
  13. palbociclib
  14. ribociclib
  15. riviciclib
  16. roniciclib
  17. seliciclib
  18. tanuxiciclib
  19. trilaciclib
  20. ulecaciclib
  21. voruciclib

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Decoded

briciclib

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -ciclib

  • -ciclibend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: cyclin dependant kinase inhibitors

“briciclib” is an INN that WHO lists under -ciclib in the 2024 stem book.

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Source and licence

The definition of -ciclib (Part II B) and the 21 names (Part IV, group (a)) are from Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024 (World Health Organization, Stem book 2024 (ISBN 978-92-4-009938-8); covers proposed INN Lists 1-129). Checked .

Adapted from: Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. This adaptation was not created by WHO; WHO is not responsible for its content or accuracy and does not endorse this site. The data file stems.json is shared under the same licence.