Nitrosourea
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| Nitrosourea | |
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| Term | Nitrosourea |
| Short definition | Nitroglycerin - (pronounced) (NY-troh-GLIH-seh-rin) In medicine, a substance used as a drug to treat certain heart conditions and to widen the openings in blood vessels. Nitroglycerin is being studied to make chemotherapy work better by making tumor cells more sensitive to the drugs. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Nitrosourea - (pronounced) (ny-TROH-soh-YOO-ree-uh) A cancer drug that can cross the blood-brain barrier. Carmustine and lomustine are nitrosoureas
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