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Answer for the clue "Antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia ", 12 letters:
asparaginase

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia [syn: Elspar ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Asparaginase (, USAN ) or Colaspase ( BAN ) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid . Asparaginases are enzymes expressed and produced by microorganisms . They are used in food manufacture, and in medicine to treat some ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy.