antitumour
Against malignant growths
Antitumour describes something that works against tumours—preventing their formation, slowing their growth, or destroying them: antitumour drugs, antitumour properties.
The spelling is British; American English uses antitumor.
The term appears mainly in medical and pharmaceutical contexts: Researchers discovered the compound's antitumour effects.
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- cytotoxicToxic to cells
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
palliative · regimen · protocol · dosage · infusion · first-line · second-line · maintenance
Programmed cell death
- cytotoxicityHarmfulness to living cells
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- autophagyCellular self-degradation process
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
Active chemical compound
- compoundCombined into one
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- tamoxifenAnti-estrogen cancer medication
Before human trials
- xenograftInterspecies tissue transfer
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- toxicologyScience of poisons
Engagement in doing
- potencyDegree of strength
- selectivityTendency to choose carefully
- specificityExactness of detail
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
half-life · broad-spectrum · narrow-spectrum · synergistic · additive · curative · suppressive · preventive
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- cytotoxicToxic to cells
adjuvant · palliative · regimen · protocol · dosage · infusion · first-line · second-line · maintenance · response
apoptosis
Programmed cell death
- cytotoxicityHarmfulness to living cells
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- autophagyCellular self-degradation process
drug
Active chemical compound
- compoundCombined into one
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
preclinical
Before human trials
- xenograftInterspecies tissue transfer
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
activity
Engagement in doing
- potencyDegree of strength
- selectivityTendency to choose carefully
- specificityExactness of detail
bioavailability · half-life · broad-spectrum · narrow-spectrum · synergistic · additive · curative · suppressive · preventive
antitumourcarcinogenic
Causes cancer
cancer-causing · mutagenic · neoplastic · proliferative · malignant
antitumourcarcinogen
Cancer-promoting agent
mutagen · oncogene · teratogenic · iatrogenic