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Cloretazine

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001848

A drug used to treat acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). It is also being studied in the treatment of several other types of cancer. It blocks cell growth by damaging the cell’s DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of alkylating agent. Also called laromustine and Onrigin.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001848
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymslaromustine; Onrigin
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001848",
  "term": "Cloretazine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used to treat acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). It is also being studied in the treatment of several other types of cancer. It blocks cell growth by damaging the cell’s DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of alkylating agent. Also called laromustine and Onrigin.",
  "synonyms": [
    "laromustine",
    "Onrigin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cloretazine/"
}

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