dacarbazine

dacarbazine

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da·car·ba·zine də-'kär-bə-.zēn n an antineoplastic agent C6H10N6O used to treat esp. metastatic malignant melanoma, tumors of adult soft tissue, and Hodgkin's disease

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n.
a drug administered by injection in the treatment of certain cancers, including Hodgkin's disease and malignant melanoma. Side-effects include severe vomiting. Trade name: DTIC-Dome.

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da·car·ba·zine (DTIC) (də-kahrґbə-zēn) [USP] a cytotoxic alkylating agent used as an antineoplastic primarily for treatment of malignant melanoma and in combination chemotherapy for Hodgkin disease and sarcomas; administered intravenously.

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