ALKERAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alkeran mean? 

• ALKERAN (noun)
  The noun ALKERAN has 1 sense:

1. antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies

  Familiarity information: ALKERAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALKERAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Alkeran; melphalan

Hypernyms ("Alkeran" is a kind of...):

antineoplastic; antineoplastic drug; cancer drug (any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

Also called Alkeran.

(Melphalan, NCI Dictionary)