#antineoplastic_drug__antineoplastic__cancer_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
supertype: cytotoxic_drug__cytotoxicdrug any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells
subtype: alkalating_agent an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
subtype: chlorambucil__Leukeran an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer
subtype: antimetabolite an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
subtype: fluorouracil an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers
subtype: mercaptopurine__Purinethol a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
subtype: methotrexate_sodium__methotrexate__amethopterin toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
subtype: antineoplastic_antibiotic an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy
subtype: mithramycin__Mithracin an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes
subtype: asparaginase__Elspar antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia
subtype: floxuridine antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair
subtype: lomustine an antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease
subtype: melphalan__Alkeran antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies
subtype: periwinkle_plant_derivative an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
subtype: vinblastine__Velban periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division
subtype: vincristine__Oncovin periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system
subtype: procarbazine an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease
subtype: thioguanine an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias
subtype: thiotepa an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies
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