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bleomycin sulfate  Patient Information
A mixture of the sulfate salts of basic glycopeptide antineoplastic antibiotics isolated from Streptomyces verticillus. Bleomycin sulfate forms complexes with iron that reduce molecular oxygen to superoxide and hydroxyl radicals which cause single- and double-stranded breaks in DNA; these reactive oxygen species also induce lipid peroxidation, carbohydrate oxidation, and alterations in prostaglandin synthesis and degradation. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
US brand name:Blenoxane
Abbreviations:BLEO
BLM