1. A chemotherapy drug belonging to the anthracycline class, used primarily to treat acute leukemias and lymphomas by interfering with cancer cell DNA replication.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical; also known as daunomycin; typically administered intravenously

Examples

• The oncologist prescribed daunorubicin as part of the patient's chemotherapy regimen for acute myeloid leukemia.
• Daunorubicin works by intercalating into DNA and inhibiting topoisomerase II in cancer cells.
• Side effects of daunorubicin include cardiotoxicity and bone marrow suppression.
• The patient received daunorubicin intravenously over several days as part of a combination therapy protocol.
• Daunorubicin has been used in cancer treatment since its discovery in the 1960s.