doxorubicin

IPA: dɑksˈɑrubˈisɪn

(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.

Examples of "doxorubicin" in Sentences

A third control group was treated with just anthracyclines, such as doxorubicin and epirubicin.
The chemotherapy drug chosen was doxorubicin, which is used in the treatment of a wide range of cancers.
These include Doxil doxorubicin, which is made exclusively by Janssen Products LP and used off-label to treat breast cancer.
In the study, mice with lymphoma were treated with the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, which is used to fight a wide range of cancers.
Immunogenic chemotherapy agents commonly used in the treatment of breast cancer include cyclophosphamide, anthracyclines such as doxorubicin and gemcitabine.
Some cancer drugs such as doxorubicin, which is used in chemotherapy, can stick to the pore walls in the new biodegradable nanomaterial and slowly escape as the silicon dissolves.
Consolidation Therapy: Consolidation therapy is administered to a patient following a response to first-line induction therapy, generally consisting of chemotherapy such as doxorubicin and in combination with rituximab.