Antibiotic
daunorubicin hydrochloride Audio
[ daw-noh-roo-bih-sin hy-droh-klor-ide ]
Effect:
Decreased DNA Integrity; Decreased Mitosis; Decreased RNA Integrity
May Treat:
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
More Information:
ChemID; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to daunorubicin hydrochloride:
  • 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.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The hydrochloride salt of an anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic with therapeutic effects similar to those of doxorubicin. Daunorubicin exhibits cytotoxic activity through topoisomerase-mediated interaction with DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair and RNA and protein synthesis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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