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antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, 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
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alkylating agent
an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
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antimetabolite
an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
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antineoplastic antibiotic
an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy
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Elspar, asparaginase
antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia
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floxuridine
antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair
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lomustine
an antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease
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Alkeran, melphalan
antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies
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periwinkle plant derivative
an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
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procarbazine
an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease
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thioguanine
an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias
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thiotepa
an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies
