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Gleostine

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003564

A drug used to treat brain tumors that have already been treated with surgery or radiation therapy and Hodgkin lymphoma that got worse after treatment with other anticancer drugs. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Gleostine damages the cell's DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of alkylating agent and a type of nitrosourea. Also called CCNU and lomustine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003564
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsCCNU; lomustine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003564",
  "term": "Gleostine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used to treat brain tumors that have already been treated with surgery or radiation therapy and Hodgkin lymphoma that got worse after treatment with other anticancer drugs. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Gleostine damages the cell's DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of alkylating agent and a type of nitrosourea. Also called CCNU and lomustine.",
  "synonyms": [
    "CCNU",
    "lomustine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gleostine/"
}

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