Term: bortezomib
IPA: bɔɹˈtɛzoʊmɪb

==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/bɔɹˈtɛzoʊmɪb/|a=US}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|-}}

# A [[proteasome]] [[inhibitor]] used in cancer treatment and [[chemotherapy]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2010|author=w:Siddhartha Mukherjee|title=w:The Emperor of All Maladies |publisher=Fourth Estate (2011)|page=443|passage='''Bortezomib''', or Velcade, blocks an internal waste-dispensing mechanism for proteins that is particularly hyperactive in cancer cells.}}

====Synonyms====
* (trademark) [[Velcade]