Doxorubicin hydrochloride
| Doxorubicin hydrochloride | |
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| Term | Doxorubicin hydrochloride |
| Short definition | Doxorubicin hydrochloride - (pronounced) (DOK-soh-ROO-bih-sin HY-droh-KLOR-ide) 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 |
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Doxorubicin hydrochloride - (pronounced) (DOK-soh-ROO-bih-sin HY-droh-KLOR-ide) 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. Doxorubicin hydrochloride damages the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. It also blocks a specific enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair. Doxorubicin hydrochloride is a type of anthracycline antibiotic and a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. Doxorubicin is the active ingredient in doxorubicin hydrochloride. Also called Adriamycin and Hydroxydaunorubicin
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