Definition of "doxorubicin" [doxorubicin]

• An antibiotic obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces peuceticus, used as an anticancer drug. (noun)

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• "Some cancer drugs such as doxorubicin, which is used in chemotherapy, can stick to the pore walls in the new biodegradable nanomaterial and slowly escape as the silicon dissolves."
• "These include Doxil doxorubicin, which is made exclusively by Janssen Products LP and used off-label to treat breast cancer."
• "The chemotherapy drug chosen was doxorubicin, which is used in the treatment of a wide range of cancers."