Carmustine

From WikiMD.org
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Carmustine
TermCarmustine
Short definitionCarmustine - (pronounced) (kar-mus-teen) medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat certain types of brain tumours, Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and with prednisone to treat multiple myeloma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
Comments


Carmustine - (pronounced) (kar-mus-teen) medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat certain types of brain tumours, Hodgkin's lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and with prednisone to treat multiple myeloma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Carmustine damages the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of alkylating agent and a type of nitrosourea. Also called BCNU and BiCNU

External links

Esculaap.svg

This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.


Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski