Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun melphalan

1 sense of melphalan

Sense 1
melphalan, Alkeran -- (antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies)
       => antineoplastic, antineoplastic drug, cancer drug -- (any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function)