antineoplastic drug


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Noun1.antineoplastic drug - any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cellsantineoplastic 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
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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Antineoplastic drug exposure in an ambulatory setting: A pilot study.
Application and assessment of a regular environmental monitoring of the antineoplastic drug contamination level in pharmacies--The MEWIP project.
Thus, there is growing importance to understand how antineoplastic agents can affect the kidneys, and when and how antineoplastic drug doses may need to be reduced or discontinued.
Serum samples were collected before surgery, post-surgery and after application of antineoplastic drug i.e.
Supervised use of natural products with cancer patients is necessary because of possible interactions which can either reduce effectiveness of antineoplastic drug agents or increase toxicity to patients via common drug metabolism pathways.
Furthermore, the Company obtained the manufacturing approval for ambroxol hydrochloride injection, a new respiratory drug developed by the Company, which will be made available to the market together with oxaliplatin injection and its active pharmaceutical ingredients (antineoplastic drug), gemcitabine hydrochloride injection and its active pharmaceutical ingredients (antineoplastic drug) and fasudil hydrochloride injection and its active pharmaceutical ingredients (cardiovascular drug), of which manufacturing approvals were obtained in the fourth quarter of 2012.
The effect of antineoplastic drug doxorubicin in breast cancer.
Staff members' compliance with their facility's antineoplastic drug handling policy.
Each Part D formulary must contain at least one drug, whether brand name or generic, of "substantially all" drugs in classes where therapeutic choice is important, such as in the cancer therapy or antineoplastic drug class.
Amifostine for protection from antineoplastic drug toxicity.
In addition to the immunosuppressants cyclosporine or tacrolimus, all study subjects received the antineoplastic drug methotrexate.