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  • noun A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

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  • noun an antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease

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Examples

  • The researchers combined this preparation with the drug lomustine.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • The researchers combined this preparation with the drug lomustine.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2009

  • The patients -- treated with a combination of temozolomide and lomustine -- survived on average 23.1 months, while with the standard therapy the mean would have been 14.6 months, the researchers said.

    Breaking News - The Post Chronicle 2009

  • The patients -- treated with a combination of temozolomide and lomustine -- survived on average 23.1 months, while with the standard therapy the mean would have been 14.6 months, the researchers said.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

  • The study of 401 patients found that a regimen of thioguanine, procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine (TPCV) was more effective than a carboplatin and vincristine (VC) regimen and achieved a 5-year, event-free survival rate of almost 50 percent.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The study of 401 patients found that a regimen of thioguanine, procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine (TPCV) was more effective than a carboplatin and vincristine (VC) regimen and achieved a 5-year, event-free survival rate of almost 50 percent.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • However, the COG trial with 401 patients enrolled, showed that a thioguanine, procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine (TPCV) regimen was more effective than the CV regimen and resulted in a five-year event-free survival rate of nearly

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2008

  • The study of 401 patients found that a regimen of thioguanine, procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine (TPCV) was more effective than a carboplatin and vincristine (VC) regimen and achieved a 5-year, event-free survival rate of almost 50 percent.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The study of 401 patients found that a regimen of thioguanine, procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine (TPCV) was more effective than a carboplatin and vincristine (VC) regimen and achieved a 5-year, event-free survival rate of almost 50 percent.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • The study of 401 patients found that a regimen of thioguanine, procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine (TPCV) was more effective than a carboplatin and vincristine (VC) regimen and achieved a 5-year, event-free survival rate of almost 50 percent.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

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