doxorubicin
IPA: dɑksˈɑrubˈisɪn
noun
- (pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.
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Examples of "doxorubicin" in Sentences
- Doxorubicin has shown some promise in treatment.
- These complexes offer enhanced stability over doxorubicin per se.
- Doxorubicin and epirubicin are two closely related drugs and epimers.
- Doxorubicin works by putting rampant cancer cells into a senescent state.
- Damage to the heart muscle is the most dangerous complication of doxorubicin.
- Doxorubicin, the life saving, anti cancer agent is a technological breakthrough.