chlorambucil

chlorambucil /chlor·am·bu·cil/ (klor-am´bu-sil) an alkylating agent from the nitrogen mustard group, used as an antineoplastic.

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chlor·am·bu·cil (klôr-mby-sl)

n.

An anticancer drug that is a derivitive of nitrogen mustard and is used to depress the proliferation and maturation of lymphocytes in such diseases as leukemia and Hodgkin's disease.

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chlorambucil (kloram´bysil´),

n brand name: Leukeran;
drug class: antineoplastic alkylating agent;
action: inhibits enzymes that allow synthesis of amino acids in proteins;
uses: chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, breast carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma.

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chlorambucil

a nitrogen mustard derivative used as an antineoplastic agent.