antibiotic anticancer agent

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antibiotic anticancer agent,

a drug that blocks mammalian cell proliferation in addition to microbial proliferation, making them too dangerous for treating bacterial infections but useful for treating cancer. Examples include bleomycin sulfate, dactinomycin, DAUNOrubicin citrate liposomal, and mitomycin.

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