mithramycin

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mithramycin - an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes

Mithracin

antineoplastic antibiotic - an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy

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The cytotoxicity data are shown in supplementary Table 5, and the clinically applied anticancer agent mithramycin was used as reference compound (Chen et al.

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There are studies showing that K562 cells treated with DNA-binding agents, such as mithramycin, have led to erythroid differentiation and sharp enhancement of [gamma]-globin mRNA level [50].

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A combination of betulinic acid and mithramycin A has been shown to effectively suppress pancreatic cancer by inhibiting proliferation, invasion, and angiogenesis [35].

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Some chemotherapeutic medications, such as cisplatin, high-dose methotrexate, mithramycin, and streptozocin, have varying degrees of nephrotoxicity and can have severe consequences on the kidneys (Singh, 2012).