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6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000076

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene attaches to the cell's DNA and may block cancer cell growth. It is a type of alkylating agent. Also called irofulven.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000076
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsirofulven
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000076",
  "term": "6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene attaches to the cell's DNA and may block cancer cell growth. It is a type of alkylating agent. Also called irofulven.",
  "synonyms": [
    "irofulven"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene/"
}

Record 122 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.