noun
- a chemotherapy drug used to treat certain types of cancer, particularly multiple myeloma and ovarian cancer
Usage: medical
Examples
- The oncologist prescribed melphalan as part of the patient’s treatment regimen.
- Melphalan is often used in combination with other chemotherapy drugs.
- The patient experienced side effects from the melphalan treatment.
- Doctors monitor blood counts carefully during melphalan therapy.
- High-dose melphalan may be used before stem cell transplantation.
- The effectiveness of melphalan varies among different cancer types.