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Nimustine
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of brain cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called nitrosoureas. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A nitrosourea with antineoplastic activity. Nimustine alkylates and crosslinks DNA, thereby causing DNA fragmentation, inhibition of protein synthesis, and cell death. (NCI Thesaurus)
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