1) Nitrogen mustard
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(from the article `drug`) Mechlorethamine, a derivative of the chemical warfare agent nitrogen mustard, was first used in the 1940s in the treatment of cancer and was shown to ... ...chemical-warfare compounds. The toxicity of nitrogen mustard on lymphoid tissue caused researchers to study the effect of nitrogen mustard on ... [2 rel...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/61
<chemical> A vesicant and necrotizing irritant destructive to mucous membranes. It was formerly used as a war gas. The hydrochloride is used as an antineoplastic in hodgkin's disease and lymphomas. It causes severe gastrointestinal and bone marrow damage. ... Pharmacological action: alkylating agents, antineoplastic agent, alkylating, chemica...
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(mek″lor-eth´ә-mēn) an alkylating agent that produces interstrand and intrastrand cross-linkages in DNA to cause miscoding, breakage, and failure of replication. Used primarily for the treatment of disseminated Hodgkin disease, especially in the MOPP treatment regimen, and for other lymphomas, including...
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