Hydroxydaunorubicin
| Hydroxydaunorubicin | |
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| Term | Hydroxydaunorubicin |
| Short definition | Hydroxydaunorubicin (hy-DROK-see-DAW-noh-ROO-bih-sin) A drug derived from the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used alone or with other drugs to treat many types of cancer, 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. Hydroxydaunorubicin damages the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. It also blocks a specific enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair. Hydroxydaunorubicin is a type of anthracycline antibiotic and a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called Adriamycin and Doxorubicin hydrochloride |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Hydroxydaunorubicin - (pronounced) (hy-DROK-see-DAW-noh-ROO-bih-sin) A drug derived from the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used alone or with other drugs to treat many types of cancer, 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. Hydroxydaunorubicin damages the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. It also blocks a specific enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair. Hydroxydaunorubicin is a type of anthracycline antibiotic and a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called Adriamycin and Doxorubicin hydrochloride
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