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n. - An antibiotic used as an anticancer drug.

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  • The chemotherapy drug chosen was doxorubicin, which is used in the treatment of a wide range of cancers.
  • In the study, mice with lymphoma were treated with the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, which is used to fight a wide range of cancers.
  • A third control group was treated with just anthracyclines, such as doxorubicin and epirubicin.
  • Immunogenic chemotherapy agents commonly used in the treatment of breast cancer include cyclophosphamide, anthracyclines such as doxorubicin and gemcitabine.
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