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Gallbladder Cancer : Drugs

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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.5-FU may be used in combination with other chemotherapy agents to treat cancers of the breast, stomach, colon, rectum,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Pyrimidine antagonist; antimetabolite; antineoplastic agent.
Source:AHFS
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. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Pyrimidine antagonist; antimetabolite; antineoplastic agent.
Source:AHFS
Gemcitabine is a drug that is used to treat advanced stages of pancreatic, lung, and other cancers. Its brand name is Gemzar.Gemcitabine is used to treat pancreatic cancer, particularly when it has metastasized, or spread to other parts of the bod...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
GEMCITABINE (jem SIT a been) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like breast cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and ovarian cancer. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent; a synthetic pyrimidine nucleoside.
Source:AHFS
Antineoplastic agent; prodrug of fluorouracil (an antimetabolite).
Source:AHFS
Capecitabine(brand name Xeloda) is a drug that interferes with the growth of cancer cells.Capecitabine is used to treat breast cancer and cancer of the colon and rectum(colorectal cancer) that have spread to other parts of the body(metastasized).C...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
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