Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A potent antineoplastic drug, C12H19N3O, used in its hydrochloride form in combination with other drugs to treat advanced Hodgkin's disease and to treat certain other cancers.

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  • noun A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

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  • noun an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[pro(pyl) + carb(o)– + azine.]

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Examples

  • For the past decade, a modified chemotherapy regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone (COPP), together with adriamycin, bleomycin and vinblastine (ABV) has been used to treat patients with HD.

    Completed studies on late effects of childhood cancer 2010

  • This modified regimen contained less cyclophosphamide and procarbazine, agents known to impair fertility.

    Completed studies on late effects of childhood cancer 2010

  • On one side of the board was a list of cytotoxic drugs—Cytoxan, vincristine, procarbazine, methotrexate.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • Methotrexate was substituted with a more powerful agent, procarbazine, and the duration of treatment was lengthened from two and a half months to six months.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • On one side of the board was a list of cytotoxic drugs—Cytoxan, vincristine, procarbazine, methotrexate.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • On one side of the board was a list of cytotoxic drugs—Cytoxan, vincristine, procarbazine, methotrexate.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • Methotrexate was substituted with a more powerful agent, procarbazine, and the duration of treatment was lengthened from two and a half months to six months.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • Methotrexate was substituted with a more powerful agent, procarbazine, and the duration of treatment was lengthened from two and a half months to six months.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • Alliance says that combined sales of ImmuCyst, Gelclair, and procarbazine represent some 40% of Cambridge Labs total sales in 2009.

    GEN News Highlights 2010

  • These include: ImmuCyst®, an immunotherapy for superficial bladder cancer; Gelclair®, an oral gel for managing oral mucositis in chemotherapy patients; and the Hodgkin lymphoma therapy procarbazine.

    GEN News Highlights 2010

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