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CCNU lomustine.
lomustine [lo-mus´tēn] a nitrosourea alkylating agent used as an antineoplastic agent in treatment of Hodgkin's disease and brain tumors, administered orally. Called also CCNU.
CCNU see lomustine.
CCNU Cyclonexyl-chloroethyl-nitrosourea, lomustine Oncology A chemotherapeutic used in adjuvant therapy of high-grade astrocytomas, also used in NHL, melanoma, myeloma, GI CAs Adverse effects N&V, ↓ platelets, ↓ WBCs, 2º
leukemia, pulmonary fibrosis, renal failure. See BCNU, Nitrogen mustards. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (CCNU) BCNU brain tumor CPM/cpm lomustine nitrosourea oat cell carcinoma POC scab | CCNU is stocked to the gills with HIV-infected, pneumonia-wracked, drug-addled, and mentally ill poor living in close quarters, and smallpox would spread through it like wildfire just as drug-resistant TB once did. |
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