Adriamycin
| Adriamycin | |
|---|---|
| Term | Adriamycin |
| Short definition | Adriamycin (AY-dree-uh-MY-sin) A drug derived from the bacteriumStreptomyces peucetiusand is used alone or with other medicines to treat many cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma, sarcoma, Wilms' tumor, and certain cancers of the lung, breast, stomach, ovaries, thyroid, and bladder. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Adriamycin - (pronounced) (AY-dree-uh-MY-sin) A drug derived from the bacteriumStreptomyces peucetiusand is used alone or with other medicines to treat many cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma, sarcoma, Wilms' tumor, and certain cancers of the lung, breast, stomach, ovaries, thyroid, and bladder. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Adriamycin damages the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. It also blocks a specific enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair. Adriamycin is a type of anthracycline antibiotic and a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called doxorubicin hydrochloride and hydroxydaunorubicin
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