Definition of antineoplastic drug Antineoplastic drug
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| antineoplastic 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 | ||
| antineoplastic, cancer drug | ||
| cytotoxic drug any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells | ||
| 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 | ||
| asparaginase, elspar 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 | ||
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antineoplastic drug
A natural or man-made substance that can kill or stop the growth or spread of cancer cells.
