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chlorambucil

Meaning of "chlorambucil" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CHLORAMBUCIL

klɔːˈræmbjʊsɪl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHLORAMBUCIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chlorambucil 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 CHLORAMBUCIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chlorambucil

Chlorambucil is a chemotherapy drug that has been mainly used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It is a nitrogen mustard alkylating agent and can be given orally. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.

Definition of chlorambucil in the English dictionary

The definition of chlorambucil in the dictionary is an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHLORAMBUCIL

axil · axile · cill · cresyl · decile · difficile · domicil · doorsill · esile · fluorouracil · galactosyl · glycosyl · glycyl · hexyl · hydroxyl · propylthiouracil · sill · uracil · windowsill · Yggdrasil

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHLORAMBUCIL

chloracetic acid · chloracne · chloral · chloral hydrate · chloralism · chloralose · chloramine · chloramphenicol · chlorargyrite · chlorate · chlordan · chlordane · chlordiazepoxide · chlorella · chlorenchyma · chlorhexidine · chloric · chloric acid · chloric(VII) acid · chlorid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHLORAMBUCIL

Arts Council · blue-pencil · borough council · British Council · Cecil · council · county council · district council · Executive Council · lead pencil · local council · Medical Research Council · National Economic Development Council · pencil · rural district council · Security Council · stencil · student council · the council · town council

Synonyms and antonyms of chlorambucil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chlorambucil» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CHLORAMBUCIL

Find out the translation of chlorambucil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chlorambucil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chlorambucil» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

苯丁酸氮芥
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

clorambucil
570 millions of speakers
en

English

chlorambucil
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

क्लोरैम्बुसिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كلورامبوسيل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

хлорамбуцилом
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

chlorambucil
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

chlorambucil
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

chlorambucil
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Chlorambucil
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Chlorambucil
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

クロラムブシル
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

클로 람 부실
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Chlorambucil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chlorambucil
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

குளோராம்புசில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्लोरंबुसील
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

klorambusil
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

clorambucile
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

chlorambucil
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

хлорамбуцилом
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

clorambucil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chlorambucil
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chlorambucil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klorambucil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chlorambucil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chlorambucil

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHLORAMBUCIL»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHLORAMBUCIL»

Discover the use of chlorambucil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chlorambucil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Comprehensive Geriatric Oncology, Second Edition
Many alkylating agents, including mechlorethamine, triethylenemelamine, busulfan, chlorambucil, and cyclophosphamide, have been used in the treatment of CLL, but only chlorambucil and cyclophosphamide have remained in regular, ...
Lodovico Balducci, William B. Ershler, Gary H. Lyman, 2004
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Withrow and MacEwen's Small Animal Clinical Oncology
Box 31-4 Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Regimen 1 Chlorambucil, 0.2 mg/kg, PO, days 7-14; then 0.1 mg/kg, PO, continuously or 2 mg/m2, PO, QOD * Prednisone, 30 mg/m2, PO, SID, for 7 days; then 20 mg/m2, PO, SID, for 7 ...
Stephen J. Withrow, David M. Vail, 2007
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Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal ...
A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk Gerald G. Briggs, Roger K. Freeman, Sumner J. Yaffe. 12:47 C PREGNANCY SUMMARY The limited data suggest that chlorambucil is a human teratogen.
Gerald G. Briggs, Roger K. Freeman, Sumner J. Yaffe, 2012
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The AARP Guide to Pills: Essential Information on More Than ...
head injury • infection (especially virus infection such as chick- enpox or herpes) • kidney disease • recent radiation therapy • seizures (convulsions) • an unusual or allergic reaction to chlorambucil, other chemotherapy, other medicines, foods, ...
Maryanne Hochadel, 2006
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Clinical Trials in Rheumatology
Trial Immunosuppression with Chlorambucil, versus placebo, for scleroderma. Results of a three-year, parallel, randomized, double-blind study Substance Placebo (n = 32) 0.05 mg/kg chlorambucil/day (n = 33) 0.075 mg/kg chlorambucil/ day ...
Ruediger Mueller, Johannes von Kempis, 2010
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Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary
Excesses of leukemia were reported in a number of epidemiological studies in which chlorambucil, either alone or in combination with other therapies, was used in treating nonmalignant and malignant diseases. Other cancers have also been ...
Barry Leonard, 1999
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Report on Carcinogens (12th Ed. )
In an initiation-promotion study, chlorambucil acted as a skin-tumor initiator when croton oil was used as the promoter (IARC 1981, 1987). The Internatioal Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC 1987) concluded that there was sufficient ...
Nat. Toxicology Program (NTP) (NIH), 2011
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Mass Spectrometry in Cancer Research
Chlorambucil has a cytotoxic metabolite, phenylacetic mustard, 2-[4-N,N-bis(2- chloroethyl)ami- nophenyl] acid (PAM), that is formed at the butyric acid side- chain by p-oxidation. A GC/EIMS technique was developed for the quantification of ...
John Roboz, 2002
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Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology
response rAtes In CHronIC LyMpHoCytIC LeukeMIA (CLL) to DIfferent CHLorAMbuCIL reGIMens taBLe 90.10 Total chlorambucil PFS Author Chlorambucil Schedule per month (mg)a CR (%) PR (%) (Months) Rai (2000)429 40 mg/m2 every ...
John P. Greer, Daniel A. Arber, Bertil Glader, 2013
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Uveitis Update
69 Tessler HH, Jennings T: High-dose short-term chlorambucil for intractable sympathetic ophthalmia and Behc ̧et's disease. Br J Ophthalmol 1990;74:353– 357. 70 Kaul S, Goldstein DA, Carnahan MC, Shain O, Tessler HH: Long-term ...
David Benezra, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHLORAMBUCIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chlorambucil is used in the context of the following news items.
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Genmab Announces European Regulatory Submission for …
In the United States, Arzerra is approved for use in combination with chlorambucil for the treatment of previously untreated patients with CLL for ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»
2
Patients in Manitoba and Saskatchewan living with the most …
Earlier this week, GAZYVA® (obinutuzumab) in combination with chlorambucil chemotherapy was added to benefits formularies of the ... «NEWS.GNOM.ES, Jul 15»
3
Familial chronic lymphocytic leukemia in two siblings with ATM …
... progressed again and proved refractory to all therapeutic agents administered (including the R-CHOP regimen, chlorambucil/prednisolone, ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Reacts to EMA Approval of …
... by the U.S. FDA for treating rare (many considered “immunogenic”) cancers, including: obinutuzumab + chlorambucil and ofatumumab + chlorambucil (chronic ... «PR Web, Jun 15»
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Afternoon Trade News Analysis on: Gilead Sciences, (NASDAQ …
... randomized 2:1 to receive either REVLIMID (n=170) or single agent cytarabine, rituximab, gemcitabine, fludarabine or chlorambucil (n=84). «wsnewspublishers, Jun 15»
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Dr. Atanasio on Ibrutinib and Obinuzutumab Combination in CLL/SLL
Previous studies show that the combination of chlorambucil with obinutuzumab improved progression-free and overall survival in patients with ... «OncLive, Jun 15»
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Clinical Conundrums
False; Obinutuzumab (Gazyva, Genentech) is a type 2, glycoengineered, anti-CD20 antibody recently approved for use with chlorambucil for ... «Clinical Oncology News, Jun 15»
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Dr. Adrian Wiestner on RESONATE II Trial
Preliminary results from the trial show an improved overall survival and overall response rate with ibrutinib when compared to chlorambucil. «OncLive, Jun 15»
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Pre-Market News Analysis on: Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG), Teva …
... randomized 2:1 to receive either REVLIMID (n=170) or single agent cytarabine, rituximab, gemcitabine, fludarabine or chlorambucil (n=84). «wsnewspublishers, Jun 15»
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Hot Biotech Stocks On Radar - Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), Celgene …
... randomized 2:1 to receive either REVLIMID (n=170) or single agent cytarabine, rituximab, gemcitabine, fludarabine or chlorambucil (n=84). «Wall Street Observer, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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