bleomycin

American  

[blee-uh-mahy-sin] / ˌbli əˈmaɪ sɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 55 H 84 N 17 O 21 S 3 , derived from the fermentation product of the bacterium Streptomyces certicillus, used in the management of certain epithelial cell and testicular carcinomas and malignant lymphomas.

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bleomycin British  

/ ˌbliːəʊˈmaɪsɪn /

noun

1. a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease

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Etymology

Origin of bleomycin

1965–70; apparently alteration of phleomycin, an antibiotic derived earlier from the same source; initial elements phleo-, bleo- unexplained by originators; -mycin

Example Sentences

Using a mouse model, they simulated IPF by administering bleomycin, a chemotherapy agent that causes cell injury and confirmed that the resulting lung scarring resolved itself over the span of about six weeks.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2024

The 16 drugs that Pfizer and Cipla will sell have unfamiliar names like vinblastine, bleomycin and fluorouracil.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2017

Those with a clear scan continued chemotherapy without the drug bleomycin.

From US News • Jun. 23, 2016

Patients with clear PET scans who stopped receiving bleomycin had the same survival rate as those who continued receiving the drug, according to the study.

From US News • Jun. 23, 2016

Those who didn't have a clear scan -- suggesting a more resistant form of the blood cancer -- continued chemotherapy with bleomycin.

From US News • Jun. 23, 2016