Monday, February 13, 2012
Advertisement

Eye Cancer Learning Center

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, ...
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; vinca alkaloid.
Source:AHFS
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. The drug was previously known as leurocristine,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
CARBOPLATIN (KAR boe 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 ovarian cancer and many other cancers.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; platinum-containing compound.
Source:AHFS
Carboplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent used to treat cancer by interfering with the growth of cancer cells. Carboplatin is marketed under the brand name Paraplatin; it may also be referred to as CBDCA, JM-8, or carboplatinum.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat small cell lung cancer and other cancers.
Source:GOLD
ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat small cell lung cancer and other cancers.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic podophyllotoxin-derivative.
Source:AHFS
Etoposide is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat cancer by destroying cancerous cells. Etoposide is also known as the brand name VePesid.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
CYCLOSPORINE (SYE kloe spor een) is used to decrease the immune system's response to a transplanted organ.
Source:GOLD
CYCLOSPORINE (SYE kloe spor een) is used to decrease the immune system's response to a transplanted organ.
Source:GOLD
CYCLOSPORINE (SYE kloe spor een) is used to decrease the immune system's response to a transplanted organ.
Source:GOLD
Immunosuppressive agent and disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD); cyclic polypeptide.
Source:AHFS
Cylosporine is an immunosuppressant drug used to prevent rejection of kidney, liver, and heart transplants, to prevent graft-versus-host disease in patients receiving allogeneic bone marrow transplants, and for severe autoimmune diseases that are ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Advertisement
Copyright © 2005 - 2012 Healthline Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
Healthline is for informational purposes and should not be considered medical advice, diagnosis or treatment recommendations. more details