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nimustine (ACNU)
Presumptively an alkylating agent by analogy.
Indications: brain tumors
Pharmacokinetics: good penetration of the blood-brain barrier
Interactions
drug adverse effects of alkylating agents
General
alkylating agent nitrosourea
antineoplastic agent (chemotherapeutic agent)
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM correlations
References
Levin et al, Neoplasms of the central nervous system, in:
Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, DeVita et al,
eds, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2001,
pg 2119