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Fluorouracil is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication. Fluorouracil interferes with the growth
of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Bevacizumab 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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Antineoplastic agent; a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody.
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Capecitabine is a cancer (chemotherapeutic) medication. Capecitabine interferes with the
growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Capecitabine (brand name Xeloda) is a drug that interferes with the growth of cancer cells. Purpose 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).
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Antineoplastic agent; prodrug of fluorouracil (an antimetabolite).
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Cetuximab 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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Antineoplastic agent; a recombinant chimeric (human-murine) monoclonal antibody that binds to epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR).
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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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Pyrimidine antagonist; antimetabolite; antineoplastic agent.
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Irinotecan 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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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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Antineoplastic agent; a semisynthetic derivative of camptothecin.
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Oxaliplatin 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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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.
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Antineoplastic agent; platinum-containing compound.
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