chemotherapeutic
adjective
che·mo·ther·a·peu·tic
ˌkē-mō-ˌther-ə-ˈpyü-tik 
: of, relating to, or used in chemotherapy
chemotherapeutic
noun
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The youth was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 3 and has undergone chemotherapy treatments, including injecting chemotherapeutic agents into his cerebrospinal fluid, according to court documents.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
This can often be treated with cryotherapy (extreme cold air treatment), a topical chemotherapeutic agent (a drug that works to slow down or stop cancer cell growth), or photodynamic therapy (a light treatment used to destroy abnormal cells).
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Isadora Baum,
Allure,
19 Nov. 2024
Methotrexate, a chemotherapeutic drug, is most commonly used and is typically injected into your upper arm or buttocks in one dose (or possibly multiple doses).
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Annie Sneed,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2020
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
This can often be treated with cryotherapy (extreme cold air treatment), a topical chemotherapeutic agent (a drug that works to slow down or stop cancer cell growth), or photodynamic therapy (a light treatment used to destroy abnormal cells).
—
Isadora Baum,
Allure,
19 Nov. 2024
Methotrexate, a chemotherapeutic drug, is most commonly used and is typically injected into your upper arm or buttocks in one dose (or possibly multiple doses).
—
Annie Sneed,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2020
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chemotherapeutic
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che·mo·ther·a·peu·tic
-ˌther-ə-ˈpyüt-ik
variants
also chemotherapeutical
: of, relating to, or used in chemotherapy
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