Lomustine (CCNU)

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Also known as CCNU.

General information

Class/mechanism: Nitrosourea, alkylates DNA and RNA and may inhibit certain key enzymatic reactions by carbamoylation of amino acids in proteins.[1][2]
Route: PO
Extravasation: n/a

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Patient drug information

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