antineoplastic drug

Noun

1.

antineoplastic 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 Synonyms: antineoplastic, cancer drug

alkalating agent, Alkeran, antimetabolite, antineoplastic, antineoplastic antibiotic, asparaginase, cancer drug, cytotoxic drug, Elspar, floxuridine, lomustine, melphalan, periwinkle plant derivative, procarbazine, thioguanine, thiotepa