cytostatics

Example:The doctor prescribed anticytostatics to counteract the side effects of the cytostatics on the patient's immune system.

Definition:Substances that counteract the effects of cytostatics, such as growth factors that stimulate cell division in tissues affected by cytostatics.

Example:The chemotherapy regimen included several cytostatic drugs to target and kill rapidly dividing cancer cells.

Definition:Relating to or causing the suspension of cell division; used especially in reference to drugs that inhibit cell division.

Example:The patient underwent cytostatic therapy for several weeks to shrink the tumor before undergoing surgery.

Definition:A medical treatment that uses cytostatic drugs to inhibit the growth and division of cancer cells, often as part of a broader cancer treatment plan.