Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces peuceticus, used as an anticancer drug.
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- noun A particular
drug used inchemotherapy .
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- noun an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Some cancer drugs such as doxorubicin, which is used in chemotherapy, can stick to the pore walls in the new biodegradable nanomaterial and slowly escape as the silicon dissolves.
unknown title 2009
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Some cancer drugs such as doxorubicin, which is used in chemotherapy, can stick to the pore walls in the new biodegradable nanomaterial and slowly escape as the silicon dissolves.
unknown title 2009
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Some cancer drugs such as doxorubicin, which is used in chemotherapy, can stick to the pore walls in the new biodegradable nanomaterial and slowly escape as the silicon dissolves.
Nano Tech Wire 2009
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These include Doxil doxorubicin, which is made exclusively by Janssen Products LP and used off-label to treat breast cancer.
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The chemotherapy drug chosen was doxorubicin, which is used in the treatment of a wide range of cancers.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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In the study, mice with lymphoma were treated with the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, which is used to fight a wide range of cancers.
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In the study, mice with lymphoma were treated with the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, which is used to fight a wide range of cancers.
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Immunogenic chemotherapy agents commonly used in the treatment of breast cancer include cyclophosphamide, anthracyclines such as doxorubicin and gemcitabine.
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Consolidation Therapy: Consolidation therapy is administered to a patient following a response to first-line induction therapy, generally consisting of chemotherapy such as doxorubicin and in combination with rituximab.
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Justin M. Hall 2009
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A third control group was treated with just anthracyclines, such as doxorubicin and epirubicin.
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