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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Learning Center
Prescribed Medications
| 1. | imatinib(Gleevec ) | ||
| 2. | cytarabine(Cytosar-U , Tarabine PFS) | ||
| 3. | hydroxyurea(Hydrea , others...) | ||
| 4. | interferon alfa-2a(Roferon-A ) | ||
| 5. | busulfan(Myleran , Busulfex) | ||
| 6. | dasatinib(Sprycel ) | ||
| 7. | arsenic trioxide(Trisenox ) | ||
| 8. | nilotinib(Tasigna ) | ||
| 9. | interferon alfa-2b(Intron A ) | ||
| 10. | mechlorethamine(Mustargen ) | ||
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—Treatment with drugs that act against cancer.
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IMATINIB (i MAT in ib) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets a specific protein within cancer cells and stops the cancer cells from growing. It is used to treat certain leukemias, myelodysplastic syndromes, and other cancers. It is also used to treat...
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Antineoplastic agent; an inhibitor of Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase.
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Imatinib mesylate is an enzyme inhibitor used for cancer therapy. Imatinib mesylate is also known as STI571 and is sold under the brand name, Gleevec. It was given the name STI571 during early development. STI stands for signal transduction inhibi...
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CYTARABINE, ARA-C (sye TARE a been) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine reduces the growth of cancer cells and can suppress the immune system. It is used for treating leukemias or lymphomas. It is often given with other cancer drugs.
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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent; synthetic pyrimidine antagonist.
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Cytarabine (also known as ARA-C, and by the brand name Cytosar) is an anticancer agent that kills cancer cells. It is very frequently used with other anticancer drugs in the treatment of acute myelocytic leukemia (AML), lymphomas, and for leukemia...
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CYTARABINE, ARA-C (sye TARE a been) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine reduces the growth of cancer cells and can suppress the immune system. It is used for treating leukemias or lymphomas. It is often given with other cancer drugs.
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HYDROXYUREA (hye drox ee yoor EE a) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat certain leukemias, skin cancer, head and neck cancer, and advanced ovarian cancer. It is also used to control the painf...
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Antineoplastic agent; exhibits beneficial effects against sickle cell anemia; exhibits antiviral activity.
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Hydroxyurea, also known by its trade name Hydrea, is an antineoplastic agent, meaning it is used to treat cancer. It is taken orally.
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INTERFERON ALFA-2a (in ter FEER on AL fa 2 a) (Roferon-A) helps the immune system fight viral infections such as chronic hepatitis C, and certain cancers like Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myelogenous leukemia, and hairy cell leukemia.
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BUSULFAN (byoo SUL fan) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia.
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BUSULFAN (byoo SUL fan) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia.
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Antineoplastic agent; bifunctional alkylating agent.
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Busulfan (also known by the brand name Myleran) is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat cancer by destroying cancerous cells.
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DASATINIB (da SA ti nib) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets specific proteins within cancer cells and stops the cancer cells from growing. It is used to treat some kinds of leukemia.
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Treatment of CML in adults who are in myeloid or lymphoid blast crisis, in the accelerated phase, or in the chronic phase of the disease, after failure (secondary to resistance or intolerance) of prior therapy including imatinib (designated an orphan drug by FDA for this use).
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ARSENIC TRIOXIDE (AR se nik trye OX ide) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
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Antineoplastic agent.
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Arsenic trioxide, also known by the trade name Trisenox, is an antitumor agent used for a specific type of leukemia known as acute promyelocytic leukemia.
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NILOTINIB (nil OT i nib) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets a specific protein within cancer cells and stops the cells from growing. This medicine is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).
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INTERFERON ALFA-2b (in ter FEER on AL fa 2 b) is a man-made protein. Natural interferons are produced in the body to help the immune system fight viral infections and certain cancer growths. This medicine has similar actions to natural interferons...
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MECHLORETHAMINE (me klor ETH a meen) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, and some blood and lung cancers.
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Mechlorethamine is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat cancer by destroying cancerous cells. Mechlorethamine is marketed as the brand name Mustargen. It is also commonly known as nitrogen mustard.
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