#antineoplastic_drug__antineoplastic__cancer_drug  any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
  supertype:  #cytotoxic_drug__cytotoxicdrug  any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells
  subtype:  #alkalating_agent  an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
     subtype:  #chlorambucil__Leukeran  an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer
  subtype:  #antimetabolite  an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
     subtype:  #fluorouracil  an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers
     subtype:  #mercaptopurine__Purinethol  a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
     subtype:  #methotrexate_sodium__methotrexate__amethopterin  toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
  subtype:  #antineoplastic_antibiotic  an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy
     subtype:  #mithramycin__Mithracin  an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes
  subtype:  #asparaginase__Elspar  antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia
  subtype:  #floxuridine  antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair
  subtype:  #lomustine  an antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease
  subtype:  #melphalan__Alkeran  antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies
  subtype:  #periwinkle_plant_derivative  an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
     subtype:  #vinblastine__Velban  periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division
     subtype:  #vincristine__Oncovin  periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system
  subtype:  #procarbazine  an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease
  subtype:  #thioguanine  an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias
  subtype:  #thiotepa  an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies

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