1. Plural of daunorubicin; a class of anthracycline antibiotics used as chemotherapy agents to treat certain cancers, particularly leukemias and lymphomas.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical; technical term; typically used in clinical and research contexts

Examples

• Daunorubicins are commonly used in combination chemotherapy regimens for acute leukemia.
• The oncologist prescribed daunorubicins as part of the patient's cancer treatment protocol.
• Researchers studied the efficacy of daunorubicins in treating lymphoid malignancies.
• Side effects of daunorubicins include cardiotoxicity and bone marrow suppression.
• Daunorubicins work by intercalating into DNA and inhibiting topoisomerase II.