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Adriamycin

American  
[ey-dree-uh-mahy-sin] / ˌeɪ dri əˈmaɪ sɪn /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of doxorubicin.


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From there, Eisman was diagnosed, underwent a double mastectomy and is being treated with two types of chemotherapy: Taxol and AC, or Adriamycin and cyclophosphamide.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Adriamycin is sometimes fatal to the heart, and has a lifetime limit, of which, by the end of this treatment, I will have reached half.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2019

Treatment with Adriamycin can cause leukaemia, heart failure, organ failure, and will almost certainly cause me infertility and infection.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2019

The mouse was destined for a study looking at whether vigorous exercise can limit heart problems caused by doxorubicin, which is also known as Adriamycin and is an anthracycline.

From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2016

For example, Brawley says, a woman with early-stage breast cancer receiving standard chemotherapies Adriamycin and Cytoxan might do better locally.

From US News • Jul. 21, 2015

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