Concept information
Preferred term
antineoplastic agents
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of neoplasms.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- actinomycin D
- allopurinol
- alloxan
- aminopterin
- antimitotic agents
- busulfan
- cisplatin
- cordycepin
- cyclophosphamide
- daunorubicin
- etoposide
- floxuridine
- fluorouracil
- hydroxyurea
- melengestrol
- methotrexate
- mitomycin
- mitotane
- nikkomycins
- puromycin
- tamoxifen
- tenuazonic acid
- vinblastine
- vincristine
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Synonyms
- anticancer agents
- anticancer drugs
- anticarcinoma agents
- anticarcinoma drugs
- antitumor agents
- antitumor compounds
- antitumour agents
- antitumour compounds
- carcinopreventive agents
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/3816
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