Verywell Health, January 26, 2023.
Antineoplastic drugs are medicines used to treat cancer and other diseases. It’s a general name for drugs that stop tumor cells from growing and dividing. Antineoplastic drugs are also called anticancer drugs, chemotherapy, cytotoxic drugs, oncology drugs, and cancer drugs.
The goal of antineoplastic drugs in cancer treatment is to stop or block the growth of cells in a tumor.
These drugs may also treat arthritis, multiple sclerosis, benign (noncancerous) tumors, and other noncancer medical conditions. Read More>