Busulfex

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001306",
  "term": "Busulfex",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug that contains the active ingredient busulfan and is used with other drugs to prepare patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia for a donor stem cell transplant. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Busulfex damages the cell’s DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of alkylating agent.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/busulfex/"
}