Metastatic Lung Cancer : Drugs
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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. Purpose Cisplatin is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat metastatic testicular cancer and metastatic ovarian cancer .
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Antineoplastic agent; platinum-containing compound.
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Cisplatin is an antineoplastic medication. Cisplatin interferes with the growth of cancer cells
and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Semisynthetic taxoid; an antineoplastic agent.
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Docetaxel is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Docetaxel is available under the trade name Taxotere.
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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.
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Antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic podophyllotoxin-derivative.
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Gemcitabine is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer
cells in the body.
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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent; a synthetic pyrimidine nucleoside.
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Gemcitabine is a drug that is used to treat advanced stages of pancreatic, lung, and other cancers. Its brand name is Gemzar.
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Vinorelbine is an antineoplastic medication. Vinorelbine interferes with the growth of cancer
cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Paclitaxel is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows
their growth and spread in the body.
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Paclitaxel is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Paclitaxel is available under the trade name Taxol.
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Antineoplastic agent; natural or semisynthetic diterpene from the bark of the Western (Pacific) yew ( Taxus brevifolia ) or needles and twigs of Taxus baccata .
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Docetaxel is a cancer medicine that slows the growth and spread of cancer cells in the
body.
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Etoposide is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows
their growth and spread in the body.
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Vinorelbine is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Vinorelbine is available under the trade name Navelbine.
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Antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic vinca alkaloid.
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