Mithracin

Mithracin
A drug used to treat some types of testicular cancer, hypercalcemia (abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood), and hypercalciuria (abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine). It belongs to the families of drugs called antineoplastics and antibiotics. Also called plicamycin.

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  • plicamycin — A drug used to treat some types of testicular cancer, hypercalcemia (abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood), and hypercalciuria (abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine). It belongs to the families of drugs called antineoplastics… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • antineoplastic antibiotic — noun an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy • Hypernyms: ↑antibiotic, ↑antibiotic drug, ↑antineoplastic, ↑antineoplastic drug, ↑cancer drug • Hyponyms: ↑mithramycin, ↑Mithracin …   Useful english dictionary

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