Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Clorhidrato de procarbazina
Procarbazine hydrochloride (pro-KAR-buh-zeen HY-droh-KLOR-ide)
A drug that is used to treat advanced Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Procarbazine hydrochloride blocks cells from making proteins and damages DNA. It may kill cancer cells. It is a type of antineoplastic agent and a type of alkylating agent. Also called Matulane.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.