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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 cytotoxic drug - any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells 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 |
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