BP501T · Semester 5 · B.Pharm
Unit IV — Antineoplastic Agents
Biomedicinal Chemistry
This study page introduces Antineoplastic Agents in Biomedicinal Chemistry (BP501T), B.Pharm Semester 5. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- Antineoplastic Agents
Definitions and short notes
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Neoplasm
A "new growth" — a lump of cells growing in an uncontrolled way. From Greek neo (new) + plasma (formation). A tumour is a neoplasm you can often feel or see.
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Cancer (malignant neoplasm)
A neoplasm whose cells not only grow uncontrollably but also invade nearby tissues and spread (metastasise) to distant organs. Benign tumours grow but do not invade or spread.
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