busulfan

busulfan
bu·sul·fan byü-'səl-fən n an antineoplastic agent C6H14O6S2 used in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia see MYLERAN

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n.
an alkylating agents that destroys cancer cells by acting on the bone marrow. It is administered by mouth, mainly in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia. It may cause blood disorders producing bleeding. Trade name: Myleran.

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bu·sul·fan (bu-sulґfan) [USP] a bifunctional cytotoxic alkylating agent, an antineoplastic agent unrelated to the nitrogen mustards; used primarily for the palliative treatment of chronic granulocytic leukemia and also for the treatment of myeloproliferative disorders including polycythemia vera and myeloid metaplasia; administered orally or intravenously. It is also used at high doses in lieu of whole body irradiation in stem cell transplantation.

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  • Busulfan — Systematic (IUPAC) name butane 1,4 diyl dimethanesulfonate …   Wikipedia

  • Busulfan — Général Nom IUPAC diméthanesulfonate de butane 1,4 diyle No CAS …   Wikipédia en Français

  • busulfan — antineoplásico perteneciente al grupo de las mostazas nitrogenadas monografía [véase http://www.iqb.es/cbasicas/farma/farma04/b045.htm] Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010. busulfán …   Diccionario médico

  • busulfan — busulfan. См. бусульфан. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Busulfan —   das, s, internationaler Freiname für ein durch Alkylierung der Nucleinsäuren wirkendes zytostatisches Mittel zur Behandlung der Leukämie …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Busulfan — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Busulfan Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • busulfan — noun Etymology: butane + sulfonyl + 3 an Date: circa 1958 an antineoplastic agent C6H14O6S2 used in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • busulfan — /byooh sul feuhn/, n. Pharm. a potent cytotoxic substance, C6H14O6S2, used in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia. [1955 60; bu(tanediol dimethane) sulf(onate) its chemical name + an perh. orig. var. of ANE] * * * …   Universalium

  • busulfan — noun A particular drug used in chemotherapy …   Wiktionary

  • busulfan — n. drug used in the treatment of particular kinds of chronic leukemia …   English contemporary dictionary

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