adjective. Inhibiting or preventing the growth or development of malignant cells.

adjective. Inhibiting the development of tumours.

noun. Any such agent, used in chemotherapy.

adjective. used in the treatment of cancer

noun. 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

"The one duty carried out by a home IV therapy nurse with which people are most familiar is the administration of IV drugs to cancer patients; these drugs are called antineoplastic agents."

cytotoxic drug  

alkeran  alkylating agent  antimetabolite  antineoplastic antibiotic  asparaginase