Antineoplastic

Of cytotoxic drug.   May also be referred to as antineoplastic drug and cancer drug.

Any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function.

This concept's ID is @1~14393

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  • antimetabolite 3 facts

    An antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite.

  • periwinkle plant derivative 2 facts

    An antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer.

  • antineoplastic antibiotic 1 facts

    An antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy.

  • alkylating agent 1 facts

    An antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer.

  • thioguanine 0 facts

    An antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias.

  • thiotepa 0 facts

    An antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies.

  • floxuridine 0 facts

    Antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair.

  • melphalan 0 facts

    Antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other...

  • lomustine 0 facts

    An antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease.

  • procarbazine 0 facts

    An antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease.

  • asparaginase 0 facts

    Antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leuk...