- antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug - any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
--1 is a kind of cytotoxic drug
--1 has particulars:alkalating agent; antimetabolite; antineoplastic antibiotic; asparaginase, Elspar; floxuridine; lomustine; melphalan, Alkeran; periwinkle plant derivative; procarbazine; thioguanine; thiotepa