Dactinomycin definition

dăktə-nō-mīsĭn
An antibiotic of the actinomycin group, C62 H86 N12 O16 , isolated from bacteria and used as an antineoplastic agent in the treatment of certain cancers.
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An antibiotic of the actinomycin group, C62 H86 N12 O16 , isolated from bacteria and used as an antineoplastic agent in the treatment of certain cancers.
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Origin of dactinomycin

  • d– actinomycin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dactinomycin Sentence Examples

  • These effective drugs include dactinomycin, doxorubicin, vincristine, and cyclophosphamide.

  • Stage I involves favorable Wilms' tumor cells and is usually treated successfully with combination chemotherapy involving dactinomycin and vincristine and without abdominal radiation therapy.

  • Stage III tumors with favorable histology are usually treated with a combination chemotherapy with doxorubicin, dactinomycin, and vincristine along with radiation therapy to the abdomen.

  • Stage IV disease with a favorable histology is generally treated with combination chemotherapy with dactinomycin, doxorubicin, and vincristine.

  • If this type of cell is present, then patients receive combination therapy with vincristine, doxorubicin, and dactinomycin.

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