rubitecan

rubitecan

Oncology A topoisomerase inhibitor in trials for treating ovarian, colorectal, gastric, liver, lung, breast, pancreas, prostate, cervical, head & neck CA, myelodysplastic syndrome, CML, melanoma, glioma, sarcoma
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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