procarbazine

pro·car·ba·zine

P0575750 (prō-kär′bə-zēn)n. A potent antineoplastic drug, C₁₂H₁₉N₃O, used in its hydrochloride form in combination with other drugs to treat advanced Hodgkin lymphoma.

[pro(pyl) + carb(o)- + azine.]

procarbazine

(prəʊˈkɑːbəˌziːn) n (Pharmacology) a drug used in the treatment of cancer, esp lymphomas

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Noun

procarbazine - an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's diseaseantineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, 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

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procarbazine

[pro-kahr´bah-zēn] an antineoplastic agent used primarily in combination with mechlorethamine, vincristine, and prednisone in the regimen called MOPP for treatment of advanced Hodgkin's disease; it also has activity against non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and brain tumors.

procarbazine

(prō-kär′bə-zēn)n. A potent antineoplastic drug, C₁₂H₁₉N₃O, used in its hydrochloride form in combination with other drugs to treat advanced Hodgkin lymphoma.

MOPP

A 4-drug chemotherapy regimen for stage-III Hodgkin lymphoma.

Adverse effects
Sterility, nausea, vomiting, immunosuppression, increased infections, myelosuppression, myelodysplasia, ANLL.

procarbazine

Matulane^® Oncology An alkylating therapeutic used as part of a multi-drug treatment for Hodgkin's disease Adverse effects BM suppression, N&V, neuropathy, confusion, swelling. See Hodgkins disease.

procarbazine

An anticancer drug used especially in the treatment of LYMPHOMAS. The drug is on the WHO official list. A brand name is Natulan.

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noun an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease

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