cytotoxic drug

/ˈsaɪdəˌtɑksɪk drəg/

Definitions of cytotoxic drug

1. noun

   any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells
   types:

   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

   alkylating agent

   an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer

   antimetabolite

   an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite

   antineoplastic antibiotic

   an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy

   Elspar, asparaginase

   antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia

   floxuridine

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

   lomustine

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

   Alkeran, melphalan

   antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies

   periwinkle plant derivative

   an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer

   procarbazine

   an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease

   thioguanine

   an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias

   thiotepa

   an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies

   type of:

   medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

   (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease