antitumor

American  

[an-tee-too-mer, an-tahy-too-mer] / ˌæn tiˈtu mər, ˌæn taɪˈtu mər /

adjective

1. (of medication or other therapies) designed to prevent, shrink, or slow the growth of cancerous tumors.

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Other Word Forms

• antitumoral
  adjective
• antitumorous
  adjective

Example Sentences

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antitumor

The results showed that NO-Cbl had antitumor activity across a wide range of cancer types.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 27, 2026

By pairing their experimental "nonspecific" mRNA vaccine with immune checkpoint inhibitors -- common cancer drugs that help the immune system recognize and destroy tumors -- the researchers observed a powerful antitumor response in mice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2025

The monoclonal antibody bevacizumab gained regulatory approval in 2004 for patients with advanced colon cancer, and more than a dozen other angiogenesis inhibitors have since joined the antitumor arsenal.

From Science Magazine ● May 16, 2023

Fifteen years before my diagnosis, Allison and his colleagues from the UC Berkeley Cancer Research Laboratory published a landmark paper on the role of a protein receptor called CTLA-4 in "antitumor immunity."

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2018

In an attempt to develop a treatment for these more advanced cases, the researchers at Dana-Farber have been experimenting with levels of antitumor agents that are much higher than those normally prescribed.

From Time Magazine Archive