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mi·to·my·cin

(mī′tə-mī′sĭn)

Any of a group of antibiotics produced by the soil actinomycete Streptomyces caespitosus that inhibit DNA synthesis and are used against bacteria and cancerous tumor cells.

[Probably mito(sis) + -mycin.]

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mitomycin

(ˌmaɪtəʊˈmaɪsɪn)

(Pharmacology) pharmacol any of the antibiotics that come from Streptomyces caespitosus

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mitomycin - a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug

Mutamycin

antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"

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Nine received the CVA21 alone, via a catheter into the bladder, while the final six received CVA21 combined with a low dose of a chemotherapy drug called mitomycin C.

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Their results support that in NMIBC, intravesical BCG therapy for variant histology has better prognosis in terms of progression and cancer-specific survival than other intravesical treatments (mitomycin C and thiotepa) with no need for additional treatment.

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Many studies supported the usefulness of Mitomycin C in preventing postoperative adhesions and scarring.

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After maximal transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT), they received 4 courses of chemotherapy with mitomycin and 5 fluorouracil, followed by concurrent chemoradiation using same chemotherapy received 50 Grays in 20 fractions.

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Till now, trabeculectomy is still the most efficient option for those with progressive glaucoma.[6] Cicatrix is the major cause of postoperative bleb failure and significantly affects the long-term success rate of trabeculectomy.[7],[8],[9],[10] The use of antimitotic agents such as 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C (MMC) has been widely accepted as the golden standard of trabeculectomy, apparently reducing the incidence of scar formation and enhancing bleb surviving rate.

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The commonly preferred regimen for CRT comprises 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and mitomycin (MMC).

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At 63 months of age, another DLB showed a grade two subglottic stenosis with recurrence of the subglottic hemangiomas requiring balloon dilation, topical mitomycin C application, and injection of Kenalog-40/celestone solution.

The PHACES syndrome: Multiple episodes of reproliferation of subglottic hemangioma

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