chemotherapeutic
Tumor-targeting drug type
Chemotherapeutic describes drugs or treatments that use chemical agents to destroy disease-causing organisms or abnormal cells, especially cancer cells.
As a noun, a chemotherapeutic is such a drug: The oncologist recommended a combination of chemotherapeutics.
The term appears in medical contexts where precision matters more than the simpler "chemo."
Toxic to cells
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
malignancy · leukemia · lymphoma · melanoma · sarcoma · adenocarcinoma · glioblastoma · myeloma
Temporary disease absence
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- progressionSequential forward movement
survival · shrinkage · regression · stable · partial · complete · refractory · recurrence
Prescribed conduct rules
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- inductionFormal admission process
consolidation · maintenance · adjuvant · monotherapy · combination · multimodal · sequential · salvage
Secondary, unintended outcomes
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- alopeciaPathological follicle loss
- neutropeniaInsufficient neutrophils in blood
anemia · leukopenia · immunosuppression · fatigue · neuropathy · diarrhea · dermatitis · extravasation
Antifolate chemotherapy agent
- 5-fluorouracilAntineoplastic pyrimidine antagonist
- tamoxifenAnti-estrogen cancer medication
cytotoxic
Toxic to cells
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
neoplasm · malignancy · leukemia · lymphoma · melanoma · sarcoma · adenocarcinoma · glioblastoma · myeloma · metastatic
remission
Temporary disease absence
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- efficacyAbility to produce results
progression · survival · shrinkage · regression · stable · partial · complete · refractory · recurrence · biomarker
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
induction · consolidation · maintenance · adjuvant · monotherapy · combination · multimodal · sequential · salvage · first-line
side-effects
Secondary, unintended outcomes
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- alopeciaPathological follicle loss
neutropenia · anemia · leukopenia · immunosuppression · fatigue · neuropathy · diarrhea · dermatitis · extravasation · antiemetic
methotrexate
Antifolate chemotherapy agent
- 5-fluorouracilAntineoplastic pyrimidine antagonist
- tamoxifenAnti-estrogen cancer medication
chemotherapeuticsurgical
Relating to operations
radiotherapeutic · non-pharmacological · holistic · physical therapy · naturopathic
chemotherapeuticprophylactic
Measure preventing disease or harm
preventive · preventative · palliative · diagnostic · supportive
chemotherapeuticinert
Inactive, physically or chemically
placebo · inactive · pathogenic · carcinogenic · toxic
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