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Meaning of "busulfan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUSULFAN

busulfan  [bjuːˈsʌlfæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUSULFAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Busulfan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUSULFAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Busulfan

Busulfan is a cancer drug, in use since 1959. Busulfan is a cell cycle non-specific alkylating antineoplastic agent, in the class of alkyl sulfonates. Its chemical designation is 1,4-butanediol dimethanesulfonate.

Definition of busulfan in the English dictionary

The definition of busulfan in the dictionary is a drug used to treat cancer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUSULFAN


chrysophan
ˈkrɪsəˌfæn
endosulfan
ˌɛndəʊˈsʌlfæn
fan
fæn
Kordofan
ˌkɔːdəʊˈfæn
nonfan
ˌnɒnˈfæn
sarafan
ˈsærəˌfæn
superfan
ˈsuːpərˌfæn
tryptophan
ˈtrɪptəˌfæn
turbofan
ˈtɜːbəʊˌfæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUSULFAN

busticate
bustier
bustiest
bustiness
bustle
bustler
bustline
bustling
bustlingly
busty
busuuti
busy
busy bee
busy Lizzie
busy signal
busybodies
busybody
busybodying
busyness
busywork

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUSULFAN

Aberfan
alluvial fan
ceiling fan
cooling fan
extraction fan
extractor fan
film fan
sea fan
sports fan
tail fan
the shit hits the fan

Synonyms and antonyms of busulfan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «busulfan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUSULFAN

Find out the translation of busulfan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of busulfan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «busulfan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白消安
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

busulfán
570 millions of speakers

English

busulfan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

busulfan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوسلفان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бисульфан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bussulfan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

busulfan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

busulfan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Busulfan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Busulfan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブスルファン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

술판
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Busulfan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

busulfan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

busulfan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बस्टफ्लॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

busülfan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

busulfan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

busulfan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бісульфан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

busulfan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

busulfan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

busulfan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

busulfan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

busulfan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of busulfan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSULFAN»

The term «busulfan» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.761 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUSULFAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «busulfan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «busulfan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about busulfan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUSULFAN»

Discover the use of busulfan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to busulfan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation: Principles, ...
Busulfan is a bifunctional alkylating agent that exerts its cytotoxic effect by interfering with DNA interstrand crosslinking and to a greater extent, DNA-protein crosslinking. In low doses, busulfan selectively inhibits growth of granulo- cytes, but ...
Marie Bakitas Whedon, Debra Wujcik, 1997
2
Advances in Chromatographic Techniques for Therapeutic Drug ...
pharmacokinetic data in order to achieve a targeted drug exposure could reduce transplant related complications in children with advanced hematologic malignancies and observed that dosage adjustment based on serum level of busulfan is ...
Amitava Dasgupta, 2009
3
Clinically Relevant Resistance in Cancer Chemotherapy
Busulfan AUC or average steady-state plasma concentration (Css) have been related to relapse, rejection and toxicity in a variety of patient populations patients receiving the busulfan/cyclophosphamide (BU/CY) preparative regimen for HSCT  ...
Borje Andersson, David Murray, David Murray (Ph.D.), 2002
4
Manual of Clinical Hematology
Currently, three agents are capable of inducing and maintaining a chronic stable phase of the disease: busulfan, hydroxyurea, and a-interferon (IFN-a). Once the diagnosis is established and myelosuppressive therapy is instituted, patients ...
Joseph Mazza, 2002
5
Thomas' Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
High-dose busulfan in patients with myeloma. J Clin Oncol 1992; 10: 1569–73. 44. Kanfer EJ, Petersen FB, Buckner CD et al. Phase I study of high-dose dimethylbusulfan followed by autologous bone marrow transplantation in patients with ...
Frederick R. Appelbaum, Stephen J. Forman, Robert S. Negrin, 2011
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Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal ...
One mother with chronic granulocytic leukemia was treated with busulfan and allopuri- nol beginning at 20 weeks' gestation (8). A growth- restricted infant was delivered at 39 weeks with absence of the right kidney, hydronephrosis of the left  ...
Gerald G. Briggs, Roger K. Freeman, Sumner J. Yaffe, 2011
7
Applied Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Principles of ...
Disposition of high-dose busulfan in pediatric patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1993:54: 45-52. 4. Allen l.V. Busulfan oral suspension. US Pharmacist 1990:15:94-95. 5. Hassan M, Ljungman P, Bolme P,  ...
Michael E. Burton, 2006
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Adverse Drug Interactions: A Handbook for Prescribers
Primary drug Secondary drug Effect Mechanism Precautions BUSULFAN METRONIDAZOLE ≠ busulfan levels Uncertain Watch for early features of toxicity BUSULFAN ANTICANCER AND IMMUNOMODULATING DRUGS BUSULFAN ...
Lakshman Delgoda Karalliedde, Simon F.J. Clarke, Ursula Collignon, 2010
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Pharmacokinetics of busulfan: correlation with veno-occlusive disease in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 1989; 25(1):55–61. 42. Hassan M, Oberg G, Bekassy AN, Aschan J, Ehrsson H, ...
Robert J. Soiffer, 2008
10
2009 Edition Delmar's Nurse's Drug Handbook
doses of both drugs Cytotoxic drugs / Additive pulmonary toxicity Itraconazole/ Busulfan clearance up to 25% ... do not use together Myelosuppressive drugs / Additive myelosuppression Phenytoin / Busulfan clearance by 15% or more R/T ...
George Spratto, Adrienne Woods, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUSULFAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term busulfan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for poor-risk CLL …
As of March 2009, fludarabine/busulfan/cyclophosphamide was replaced by fludarabine/treosulfan (FT, fludarabine 30 mg/m2 per day from day ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Lower dose anti-thymocyte globulin for GvHD prophylaxis results in …
The conditioning regimens were either Cyclophosphamide and Busulfan (Cyclophosphamide at a dose of 120 mg/kg and IV Busulfan at a dose ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
3
Devon Still gets tattoo of Leah to mark one year since cancer …
It happens only in people with allogeneic transplants, and primarily in those who received two types of drugs, busulfan or melphalan, as part of ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
4
Pacritinib Reduces Spleen Volume in Patients with Myelofibrosis
... other agents included prednisone, interferon alfa, thalidomide, danazol, prednisolone, busulfan, cytarabine, and peginterferon alfa-2a. «Cancer Therapy Advisor, May 15»
5
Daughter of Bengals' Devon Still has complication in cancer recovery
It happens only in people with allogeneic transplants, and primarily in those who received two types of drugs, busulfan or melphalan, as part of ... «6abc.com, May 15»
6
Taiwanese MLD Patient Receives Genetically Modified Stem Cell …
“Before stem cell transplantation, the patient required chemotherapy, termed Busulfan-based conditioning, to remove original bone marrow ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, May 15»
7
bluebird bio Pads CAR T Arsenal With $131.5 Million Five Prime Pact
“This also means that BLUE's busulfan myeloablation regimen was effective in establishing chimerism with the LentiGlobin cells. And this also ... «PharmaLive, May 15»
8
Wild-type microglia do not reverse pathology in mouse models of …
... sever osteoporosis and males with Rett syndrome following conditioning with busulfan (therapeutic drug monitoring), fludarabine +/− ATG; ... «Nature.com, May 15»
9
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) John L. Higgins on Q1 2015 …
... as well as Captisol-enabled busulfan, and we look forward to disclosing data relating to those programs or other programs at future meetings. «Seeking Alpha, May 15»
10
Gene therapy shows promise in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Patients were confined to a sterile environment during treatment and received a low-intensity conditioning procedure of busulfan (4 mg/kg ... «Healio, Apr 15»

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