An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents.
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<chemical> 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea. 4-methyl derivative of lomustine (ccnu). An antineoplastic agent which functions as an alkylating agent. ... Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, alkylating. ... Chemical name: Urea, N-(2-chloroethyl)-N'-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-N-nitroso- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(sә-mus´tēn) an analog of lomustine, a cytotoxic alkylating agent used as an antineoplastic agent, primarily for treatment of brain tumors, colorectal carcinoma, gastric carcinoma, Hodgkin disease, and malignant melanoma.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: se-mus′tēn Synonyms: methyl-CCNU
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