Bleomycin is on the World Health Organization`s List of Essential Medicines that are needed for a basic health system. == Side effects == The most serious complication of bleomycin is pulmonary fibrosis and impaired lung function. It has been suggested that bleomycin induces sensitivity to oxygen toxicity and recent studies support the role of th....
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(from the article `drug`) Antineoplastic antibiotics (doxorubicin, daunorubicin, bleomycin, mitomycin, and dactinomycin) are derived from Streptomyces species. While they may ...
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The active ingredient in a drug that is used to treat many types of cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It comes from the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus. Bleomycin damages DNA and may kill rapidly growing cancer cells. It is a type of antineoplastic antibiotic.
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An antibiotic which came from the bacteria Streptomyces verticellus and is used to treat a variety of cancers, including Hodgkin's disease and cancers of the testicles. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(ble″o-mi´sin) an antitumor antibiotic obtained from cultures of Streptomyces verticellus. It binds to DNA and causes single-strand breaks and double-strand scissions, impairing DNA synthesis and inhibiting RNA and protein synthesis. Administered by injection as the sulfate salt to treat lymphomas, soft tissue sar...
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Any of a group of glycopeptide antibiotics from Streptomyces verticillus. Blocks cell division in G2: used to synchronize the division of cells in culture and as an antiproliferative agent in oncology.
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Agent widely used for testicular, head and neck as well as some of the pelvic and lung cancers.
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a cytotoxic antibiotic, CHNOS, derived from the fermentation product of the bacterium Streptomyces certicillus, used in the management of certain epithelial cell and testicular carcinomas and malignant lymphomas.
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