Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Iododoxorrubicina
Iododoxorubicin (I-oh-doh-DOK-soh-ROO-bih-sin)
A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer and for primary systemic amyloidosis (a disease in which proteins are deposited in specific organs). It is a type of anthracycline antitumor antibiotic.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.