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carmustine

American  
[kahr-muh-steen] / ˈkɑr məˌstin /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.

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Some also got a chemotherapy drug like carmustine.

From New York Times

Carmustine was approved in the United States in 1977, according to the U.S.

From US News

One striking increase: The price of 100 milligrams of the chemotherapy drug carmustine rose from roughly $177 in 2010 to $1,982 in 2015, Mailankody noted.

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