Procarbazine is an alkylating drug with different functions that has anti-neoplastic (anti-cancer) properties. Procarbazine is used in the treatment of some types of cancer, especially Hodgkin's disease. It is used to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma (in the MOOP diet), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, brain tumors (such as malignant gliomas), some lung tumors, multiple myeloma, and other types of cancer. Procarbazine is a substance that acts as a cell cycle-specific agent on cell division phases and inhibits the synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein. Although the exact mechanism of action is unknown, it has several sites of action.
Book Details: |
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ISBN-13: |
978-620-2-30520-4 |
ISBN-10: |
6202305207 |
EAN: |
9786202305204 |
Book language: |
English |
By (author) : |
Behnam Farhang Rik |
Number of pages: |
80 |
Published on: |
2021-09-08 |
Category: |
Chemistry |