semustine

semustine
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents.

English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.

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  • semustine — SYN: methyl CCNU. * * * se·mus·tine (sə musґtēn) the methyl analogue of lomustine, a cytotoxic alkylating agent of the nitrosourea (q.v.) group, used as an antineoplastic, primarily for treatment of brain tumors, colorectal carcinoma,… …   Medical dictionary

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  • MeCCNU — methylchloroethylcyclohexyl nitrosourea [semustine] * * * semustine …   Medical dictionary

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