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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.
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lo·mus·tine
(lō-mŭs'tēn),An antineoplastic agent.
Synonym(s): CCNU
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ABDIC
A "salvage" chemotherapy regimen used for patients who have a disease—e.g., lymphoma—relapse after radiation therapy or chemotherapy.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.