Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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Cerubidine (seh-ROO-bih-dine)
A drug used to treat acute leukemias and some other types of cancer. It blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair, and it may kill cancer cells. Cerubidine is a type of anthracycline antibiotic and a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called daunomycin hydrochloride and daunorubicin hydrochloride.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.