Cloretazine
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Cloretazine | |
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Term | Cloretazine |
Short definition | cloretazine - (pronounced) (klor-EH-tuh-zeen) A drug used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It is also being studied in the treatment of several other types of cancer. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
cloretazine - (pronounced) (klor-EH-tuh-zeen) A drug used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML). It is also being studied in the treatment of several other types of cancer. It blocks cell growth by damaging the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of alkylating agent. Also called laromustine and onrigin
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