antineoplastic properties

  • 1antineoplastic — Preventing the development, maturation, or spread of neoplastic cells. * * * an·ti·neo·plas·tic .nē ə plas tik adj inhibiting or preventing the growth and spread of neoplasms or malignant cells <treated with a regimen of antineoplastic… …

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  • 2Megestrol — Systematic (IUPAC) name 17 acetyl 17 hydroxy 6,10, 13 trimethyl 2,8,9,11,12,14,15,16 octahydro 1H cyclopenta[ a] phenanthren 3 one Clinical data Trade names …

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  • 3podophyllotoxin — A toxic polycyclic substance, C22H22O8, with cathartic properties present in podophyllum; has antineoplastic action. * * * podo·phyl·lo·tox·in .päd ə .fil ə täk sən n a crystalline polycyclic compound C22H22O8 constituting one of the active… …

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  • 4laetrile — An allegedly antineoplastic drug consisting chiefly of amygdalin derived from apricot pits; its antitumor effect is unproven. * * * la·e·trile lā ə (.)tril, trəl n, often cap a drug that is derived esp. from pits of the apricot (Prunus armeniaca… …

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  • 5testolactone — An androgenic agent used as an antineoplastic agent for treatment of mammary carcinoma. * * * tes·to·lac·tone (tes″to lakґtōn) [USP] a synthetic anabolic androgenic steroid derived from testosterone, having antineoplastic properties,… …

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  • 6Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty — Infobox Scientist name = Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty box width = image width =150px caption = Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty birth date = April 4, 1938 birth place = Sainthia, Birbhum death date = death place = residence = citizenship = nationality =… …

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  • 7vindesine — Synthetic derivative of vinblastine which shares antineoplastic properties with the latter agent. Used in the treatment of childhood lymphocytic leukemia. * * * n. a vinca alkaloid with similarities to vinblastine and vincristine. Additional side …

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  • 8anthracenedione — an·thra·cene·di·one (an″thrə sēn diґōn) any of a class of derivatives of anthraquinone; some have antineoplastic properties. Cf. mitoxantrone hydrochloride …

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  • 9azotomycin — azo·to·my·cin (ə zo″to miґsin) an antibiotic substance with antineoplastic properties produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens …

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  • 10drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… …

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