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Anticancer antibiotic

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000591

A type of anticancer drug that blocks cell growth by interfering with DNA, the genetic material in cells. Also called antineoplastic antibiotic and antitumor antibiotic.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000591
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsantineoplastic antibiotic; antitumor antibiotic
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000591",
  "term": "Anticancer antibiotic",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of anticancer drug that blocks cell growth by interfering with DNA, the genetic material in cells. Also called antineoplastic antibiotic and antitumor antibiotic.",
  "synonyms": [
    "antineoplastic antibiotic",
    "antitumor antibiotic"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/anticancer-antibiotic/"
}

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