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Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents

Drugs that treat cancer or that suppress or otherwise modify the immune system, following ATC Group L (Antineoplastic and Immunomodulating Agents). Belongs here: a chemotherapy agent that kills or slows the growth of cancer cells, a hormone antagonist used against a hormone-sensitive cancer, and an immunosuppressant used to prevent transplant rejection or treat autoimmune disease. Does not belong here: an antibiotic used against an infection rather than a cancer, grouped under antiinfective agents for systemic use.

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ATC Level 1 CodeSourced to the subject's own account
L - Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents 1
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1. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System (Wikipedia)
WikipediaATC Level 1 codes table, group L
Quote, ATC Level 1 codes table, group L
L - "Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents"
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