Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Hidrocloruro de brostalicina
Brostallicin hydrochloride (brah-STAH-lih-sin HY-droh-KLOR-ide)
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. Brostallicin hydrochloride binds to DNA and may kill cancer cells. It may also help other drugs kill cancer cells. It is a type of DNA minor groove binding agent.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.