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antitumor antibiotic

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000659

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000659
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsanticancer antibiotic; antineoplastic antibiotic
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000659",
  "term": "antitumor 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 anticancer antibiotic and antineoplastic antibiotic.",
  "synonyms": [
    "anticancer antibiotic",
    "antineoplastic antibiotic"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/antitumor-antibiotic/"
}

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