CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chemotherapeutic mean? 

• CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC (adjective)
  The adjective CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to chemotherapy

  Familiarity information: CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to chemotherapy

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

chemotherapeutic; chemotherapeutical

Pertainym:

chemotherapy (the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness))

Derivation:

chemotherapy (the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness))

 Context examples 

It is a major determinant in the development of resistance to a large number of cancer chemotherapeutic agents.

(Multidrug Resistance Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Intratumoral injection of cisplatin-E therapeutic implant may increase local chemotherapeutic efficacy compared to the systemic administration of these agents while reducing systemic toxicity.

(Cisplatin-E Therapeutic Implant, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent may exhibit synergistic antitumor activity in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents.

(Cyclin D Modulator ON 013105, NCI Thesaurus)

By overriding the last checkpoint defense against DNA damaging agent-induced lethal damage, chk1 inhibitor PF-477736 may potentiate the antitumor efficacy of various chemotherapeutic agents against tumor cells with intrinsic checkpoint defects.

(CHK1 Inhibitor PF-477736, NCI Thesaurus)

Chk1, a serine/threonine kinase, mediates cell cycle checkpoint control and is essential for DNA repair and plays a key role in resistance to chemotherapeutic agents.

(Checkpoint Kinase 1 Inhibitor LY2606368, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also acts as a radiosensitizing agent and displays synergistic activity with other chemotherapeutic agents.

(Canertinib dihydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Alkylating agents exert cytotoxic and chemotherapeutic effects by transferring alkyl groups to DNA, thereby damaging DNA and interfering with DNA synthesis and cell division.

(Cyclodisone, NCI Thesaurus)

Alkylating agents exert cytotoxic and, in some cases, chemotherapeutic effects by transferring alkyl groups to DNA, thereby damaging DNA and interfering with DNA replication and cell division.

(DHEA Mustard, NCI Thesaurus)

A sulfhydryl compound that is used to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis associated with certain chemotherapeutic agents.

(Mesna, NCI Thesaurus)

Intratumoral injection of methotrexate combined with epinephrine may potentially increase chemotherapeutic efficacy compared to systemic administration and reduce systemic toxicity and side effects.

(Methotrexate-E Therapeutic Implant, NCI Thesaurus)