- nimustine
- A substance that is being studied in the treatment of brain cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called nitrosoureas.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
nimustine
Look at other dictionaries:
Nimustine — Systematic (IUPAC) name N [(4 amino 2 methylpyrimidin 5 yl)methyl] N (2 chloroethyl) N nitrosourea Clinical data AHFS/Drug … Wikipedia
nimustine — noun A particular drug designed for use in chemotherapy … Wiktionary
nimustine — A nitrosourea antineoplastic similar to carmustine (BCNU) … Medical dictionary
Chemotherapy — A woman being treated with docetaxel chemotherapy for breast cancer. Cold mittens and wine coolers are placed on her hands and feet to reduce harm to her nails. Chemotherapy (sometimes cancer chemotherapy) is the treatment of cancer with an… … Wikipedia
Paclitaxel — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2α,4α,5β,7β,10β,13α) 4,10 bis(acetyloxy) … Wikipedia
Methotrexate — Amethopterin redirects here. Not to be confused with aminopterin. Methotrexate Systematic ( … Wikipedia
Everolimus — Systematic (IUPAC) name dihydroxy 12 [(2R) 1 [(1S,3R,4R) 4 (2 hydroxyethoxy) 3 methoxycyclohexyl]propan 2 yl] 19,30 dimethoxy 15,17,21,23,29,35 hexamethyl 11,36 dioxa 4 azatricyclo[30.3.1.04,9]hexatriaconta 16,24,26,28 tetraene 2,3,10,14,20… … Wikipedia
Tretinoin — Systematic (IUPAC) name retinoic acid … Wikipedia
Celecoxib — Systematic (IUPAC) name 4 [5 (4 methylphenyl) 3 (trifluoromethyl) pyrazol 1 yl]benzenesulfonamide Clinical data Trade names … Wikipedia
Cytarabine — Systematic (IUPAC) name 4 amino 1 [(2R,3S,4R,5R) 3,4 dihydroxy 5 (hydroxymethyl)oxolan 2 yl] pyrimidin 2 one Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com … Wikipedia
