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Colon Cancer Learning Center
Prescribed Medications
| 1. | fluorouracil(Adrucil ) | ||
| 2. | irinotecan(Camptosar ) | ||
| 3. | oxaliplatin(Eloxatin ) | ||
| 4. | bevacizumab(Avastin ) | ||
| 5. | capecitabine(Xeloda ) | ||
| 6. | leucovorin | ||
| 7. | cetuximab(Erbitux ) | ||
| 8. | panitumumab(Vectibix ) | ||
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Chemotherapy is useful for patients who have had all identifiable tumor removed and are at risk for recurrence (adjuvant chemotherapy). Chemotherapy may also be used when the cancer is stage IV and is beyond the scope of regional therapy, but this...
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FLUOROURACIL, 5-FU (flure oh YOOR a sil) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like breast cancer, colon or rectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and stomach cancer.
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Pyrimidine antagonist; antimetabolite; antineoplastic agent.
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Pyrimidine antagonist; antimetabolite; antineoplastic agent.
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Fluorouracil is a medication that kills cancer cells. It is also known as 5-FU or 5-fluourouracil, and as the brand name Adrucil.
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IRINOTECAN (ir in oh TEE kan) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat colon and rectal cancer.
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Antineoplastic agent; a semisynthetic derivative of camptothecin.
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Irinotecan is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Irinotecan, also known as CPT-11, is available under the trade name Camptosar, and may also be referred to as irinotecan hydrochloride or camptothecin-11.
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OXALIPLATIN (ox AL i 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 cancers of the colon and rectum, and many other cancers.
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Antineoplastic agent; platinum-containing compound.
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Oxaliplatin is an investigational chemotherapy medicine used to treat certain types of cancer by destroying cancerous cells. Oxaliplatin is also known in other countries by its brand names Eloxatin and Transplatine. Other names for oxaliplatin inc...
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BEVACIZUMAB (be va SIZ yoo mab) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets a protein found in many cancer cell types, and halts cancer growth. This drug treats many cancers including non-small cell lung cancer, colon or rectal cancer, and breast cancer. I...
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Antineoplastic agent; a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody.
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CAPECITABINE (ka pe SITE a been) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat breast cancer, and also colon or rectal cancer.
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Antineoplastic agent; prodrug of fluorouracil (an antimetabolite).
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Capecitabine (brand name Xeloda) is a drug that interferes with the growth of cancer cells.
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LEUCOVORIN (loo koe VOR in) is used to prevent or to treat the harmful effects of some medicines.
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LEUCOVORIN (loo koe VOR in) is used to prevent or to treat the harmful effects of some medicines.
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Folic acid derivative; antidote for folic acid antagonists.
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Leucovorin (also known as Wellcovorin and citrovorum factor) is a drug that can be used either to protect healthy cells from chemotherapy or to enhance the anti-cancer effect of chemotherapy.
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CETUXIMAB (se TUX i mab) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets a specific protein within cancer cells and stops the cells from growing. It is used to treat colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer.
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Antineoplastic agent; a recombinant chimeric (human-murine) monoclonal antibody that binds to epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR).
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PANITUMUMAB (pan i TOOM ue mab) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets a specific protein within cancer cells and stops the cells from growing. It is used to treat colorectal cancer.
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Antineoplastic agent; a recombinant human IgG 2 kappa monoclonal antibody that binds to the human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR; also called an epidermal growth factor receptor [EGFR] inhibitor).
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