#cytotoxic_drug__cytotoxicdrug  any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells
  supertype:  medicament__medicine__medication__medicinal_drug__medicinaldrug  something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
  subtype:  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
     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

No statement uses or specializes cytotoxic_drug; click here to add one.