Structured Summary
Abstract
Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of NEOPLASMS.
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Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
- Alkylating Antineoplastic Agents
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- Anticarcinogenic Agents
- Antimitotic Agents
- Antineoplastic Antibiotics
- Antineoplastic Antimetabolites
- Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents
- Immunological Antineoplastic Agents
- MTOR Inhibitors
- Myeloablative Agonists
- Phytogenic Antineoplastic Agents
- Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
- Topoisomerase Inhibitors
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Synonyms
37 entry terms
- Anticancer Agent
- Anticancer Agents
- Antineoplastic
- Antineoplastic Agent
- Antineoplastic Drug
- Antineoplastic Drugs
- Antineoplastics
- Antitumor Agent
- Antitumor Agents
- Antitumor Drug
- Antitumor Drugs
- Cancer Chemotherapy Agent
- Cancer Chemotherapy Agents
- Cancer Chemotherapy Drug
- Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs
- Chemotherapeutic Anticancer Agents
- Chemotherapeutic Anticancer Drug
- Agent, Anticancer
- Agent, Antineoplastic
- Agent, Antitumor
- Agent, Cancer Chemotherapy
- Agents, Anticancer
- Agents, Antineoplastic
- Agents, Antitumor
- Agents, Cancer Chemotherapy
- Agents, Chemotherapeutic Anticancer
- Chemotherapy Agent, Cancer
- Chemotherapy Agents, Cancer
- Chemotherapy Drug, Cancer
- Chemotherapy Drugs, Cancer
- Drug, Antineoplastic
- Drug, Antitumor
- Drug, Cancer Chemotherapy
- Drug, Chemotherapeutic Anticancer
- Drugs, Antineoplastic
- Drugs, Antitumor
- Drugs, Cancer Chemotherapy
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Aspects Covered
22 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
/admin: various administration procedures are available, as CHEMOTHERAPY, CANCER, REGIONAL PERFUSION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC and INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; for combined anticancer agents, ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS is available; Manual 24.4.2.1+
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NLM Classification
QV 269
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Antineoplastic Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000970. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000970
- Antineoplastic Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antineoplastic
- Antineoplastic Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2853144