Biological and Environmental Research Ontology

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Preferred Name

Cytotoxic Chemotherapeutic Agent
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Definitions

Any chemotherapeutic agent that is cytotoxic in nature and non-specifically kills rapidly proliferating cells, including tumor cells. This includes cytotoxic agents that are modified or formulated in such a way as to more specifically target tumor cells but for which the fundamental cytotoxic mechanism of action (MoA) has not changed. Targeted therapy agents that have antineoplastic MoAs are not included.
ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C186664
code

C186664
definition

Any chemotherapeutic agent that is cytotoxic in nature and non-specifically kills rapidly proliferating cells, including tumor cells. This includes cytotoxic agents that are modified or formulated in such a way as to more specifically target tumor cells but for which the fundamental cytotoxic mechanism of action (MoA) has not changed. Targeted therapy agents that have antineoplastic MoAs are not included.
label

Cytotoxic Chemotherapeutic Agent
Preferred_Name

Cytotoxic Chemotherapeutic Agent
prefixIRI

NCIT:C186664
prefLabel

Cytotoxic Chemotherapeutic Agent
Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

Chemical Viewed Functionally
subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C274
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