Triethylenemelamine (abbreviated TEM, also called Tretamine) is a drug used in
chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemotherap ...
.
It can cause
chromatid
A chromatid (Greek ''khrÅmat-'' 'color' + ''-id'') is one half of a duplicated chromosome. Before replication, one chromosome is composed of one DNA molecule. In replication, the DNA molecule is copied, and the two molecules are known as chro ...
aberrations in cell models.
See also
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Altretamine
Altretamine (trade name Hexalen), also called hexamethylmelamine, is an antineoplastic agent. It was approved by the U.S. FDA in 1990.
Uses
It is indicated for use as a single agent in the palliative treatment of patients with persistent or r ...
References
Alkylating antineoplastic agents
Triazines
Aziridines
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