Lomustine
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| Lomustine | |
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| Term | Lomustine |
| Short definition | Lomustine (loh-mus-teen) A drug used to treat brain tumors that have already been treated with surgery or radiation therapy and Hodgkin's lymphoma that got worse after treatment with other anticancer drugs . It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Lomustine - (pronounced) (loh-mus-teen) A drug used to treat brain tumors that have already been treated with surgery or radiation therapy and Hodgkin's lymphoma that got worse after treatment with other anticancer drugs . It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Lomustine damages the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of alkylating agent and a type of nitrosourea. Also called CCNU and gleostins
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