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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

causal agent, cause, causal agency go
any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results

agent go
a substance that exerts some force or effect

drug go
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug go
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

cytotoxic drug go
any drug that has a toxic effect on cells

antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug
any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells

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11 Subcategories

alkylating agent go
an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
antimetabolite go
an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
antineoplastic antibiotic go
an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy
asparaginase, Elspar go
antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia
floxuridine go
antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers
lomustine go
an antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease
melphalan, Alkeran go
antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies
periwinkle plant derivative go
an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer
procarbazine go
an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease
thioguanine go
an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias
thiotepa go
an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies