1. Noun. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Topotecan
1. This alkaloid chemotherapy drug is a derivative of the drug camptothecin, which was originally isolated from a Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminata but has also been found in the nothapodytes tree (Nothapodytes foetida).Topotecan is a DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor and is used to treat advanced ovarian cancer.
(09 Oct 1997)
