Mithramycin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005413",
  "term": "Mithramycin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used to treat some types of testicular cancer. It is also used to treat a higher-than-normal amounts of calcium in the blood or urine. Mithramycin binds to DNA and prevents cells from making RNA and proteins. It is a type of antineoplastic antibiotic. Also called Mithracin and plicamycin.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Mithracin",
    "plicamycin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/mithramycin/"
}