antineoplastic drug

Definitions of antineoplastic drug

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: antineoplastic, cancer drug

   types:

   alkylating agent

   an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer

   antimetabolite

   an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite

   antineoplastic antibiotic

   an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy

   Elspar, asparaginase

   antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia

   floxuridine

   antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair

   lomustine

   an antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease

   Alkeran, melphalan

   antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies

   periwinkle plant derivative

   an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer

   procarbazine

   an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease

   thioguanine

   an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias

   thiotepa

   an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies

   Leukeran, chlorambucil

   an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer

   fluorouracil

   an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers

   Purinethol, mercaptopurine

   a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia

   amethopterin, methotrexate, methotrexate sodium

   toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis

   Mithracin, mithramycin

   an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes

   Velban, vinblastine

   periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division

   Oncovin, vincristine

   periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system

   type of:

   cytotoxic drug

   any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells