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| 1. | cisplatin(Platinol , others...) | ||
| 2. | DOXOrubicin(Adriamycin , Adriamycin RDF) | ||
| 3. | mitotane(Lysodren ) | ||
| 4. | cyclophosphamide(Cytoxan , others...) | ||
| 5. | etoposide(VePesid , others...) | ||
| 6. | vinCRIStine(Oncovin , Vincasar PFS) | ||
| 7. | streptozocin(Zanosar ) | ||
| 8. | teniposide(Vumon ) | ||
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Cisplatin, also known by the brand name Platinol-AQ, Cis-platinum, CDDP, or DDP, is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat certain types of cancer by destroying cancerous cells.Cisplatin is approved by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) to treat...
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CISPLATIN (SIS pla tin) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like bladder, ovarian, and testicular cancers.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; platinum-containing compound.
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Doxorubicin, which kills cancer cells, is among the most widely used chemotherapy drugs. It is also known by its trade name, Adriamycin.This anticancer drug may be used to fight several different cancers: breast cancer, ovarian cancer, gastric(sto...
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DOXORUBICIN (dox oh ROO bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat many kinds of cancer like Hodgkin's disease, leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, neuroblastoma, sarcoma, and Wilms' tumor. It is also used to treat bladder cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, stomach cancer, and thyroid cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; anthracycline glycoside antibiotic.
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Antineoplastic agent; selective inhibitor of adrenocortical function.
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MITOTANE (MYE toe tane) limits the activity of the adrenal gland. It is used to treat adrenal cancer that cannot be treated by surgery.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Mitotane is a medicine that has been proven to be effective in the treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma.Mitotane is also known by the brand name Lysodren. This medication destroys cells of the adrenocortex.
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CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (sye kloe FOSS fa mide) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like lymphoma, myeloma, leukemia, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer, to name a few. It is also used to treat nephrotic syndrome in children.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Cyclophosphamide is an anticancer(antineoplastic) agent. It also acts as a suppressor of the immune system.
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CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (sye kloe FOSS fa mide) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like lymphoma, myeloma, leukemia, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer, to name a few. It is also used to treat nephrotic syndrome in children.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent and immunosuppressant; nitrogen mustard-derivative alkylating agent.
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ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat small cell lung cancer and other cancers.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic podophyllotoxin-derivative.
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ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat testicular cancer, lung cancer, and other cancers.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Etoposide is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat cancer by destroying cancerous cells. Etoposide is also known as the brand name VePesid.Etoposide is approved by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) to treat refractory testicular cancer and sma...
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Vincristine is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Vincristine is available under the trade names Oncovin, Vincasar, and Vincrex, and may also be referred to as vincristine sulfate, or VCR.
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VINCRISTINE (vin KRIS teen) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like Hodgkin's disease, leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, neuroblastoma (brain cancer), rhabdomyosarcoma, and Wilms' tumor.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; vinca alkaloid.
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STREPTOZOCIN (strep toe ZOE sin) is a chemotherapy drug. It interferes with the growth of rapidly growing cells like cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat pancreatic cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; a nitrosourea-derivative alkylating antibiotic.
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Streptozocin is one of the anticancer(antineoplastic) drugs called alkylating agents. It is available in the U.S. under the brand name Zanosar.Streptozocin is primarily used to treat cancer of the pancreas, specifically advanced islet-cell carcino...
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Antineoplastic agent; a semisynthetic podophyllotoxin-derivative that is structurally and pharmacologically related to etoposide.
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TENIPOSIDE (ten i POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine slows cancer cell growth. It is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Teniposide is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat cancer by destroying cancerous cells. Teniposide is also known as the brand name Vumon and may also be referred to as VM-26.Teniposide is approved by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) as indu...
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