Chlorambucil (Noun)
Meaning
An alkylating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Chlorambucil is an alkylating agent used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia and some types of lymphomas.
- The doctor prescribed chlorambucil to treat the patient's Hodgkin's lymphoma after the initial round of chemotherapy.
- In addition to chemotherapy, the cancer treatment plan includes a daily dose of chlorambucil.
- Chlorambucil is sometimes used in combination with other medications to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- The patient's cancer went into remission after a year of treatment with chlorambucil and other chemotherapy agents.