noun
- an antibiotic drug used in chemotherapy to treat various types of cancer
Usage: medical
Examples
- The oncologist prescribed doxorubicin as part of the patient’s chemotherapy regimen.
- Doxorubicin is commonly used to treat breast cancer and lymphomas.
- The medical team monitored the patient’s heart function during doxorubicin treatment.
- Side effects of doxorubicin may include nausea and hair loss.
- Researchers are studying ways to reduce doxorubicin’s cardiotoxic effects.
- The cancer treatment protocol included doxorubicin combined with other drugs.