Lomustine
| Lomustine | |
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| Term | Lomustine |
| Short definition | Lofibra (loh-FY-bruh) A drug used to treat high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. Lofibra is being studied for the treatment of advanced cancer in young patients and for the treatment of other diseases. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Lomustine - (pronounced) (loh-mus-teen) A drug used to treat brain tumors that have already been treated with surgery or radiation therapy and Hodgkin's lymphoma that got worse after treatment with other anticancer drugs . It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Lomustine damages the cell's DNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of alkylating agent and a type of nitrosourea. Also called CCNU and gleostins
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