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Stomach Cancer Learning Center

—Treatment of cancer with synthetic drugs that destroy the tumor either by inhibiting the growth of the cancerous cells or by killing the cancer cells.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Whether or not patients undergoing surgery for stomach cancer should receive chemotherapy is a controversial issue. Chemotherapy involves administering anti-cancer drugs either intravenously (through a vein in the arm) or orally (in the form of pi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
METHOTREXATE (METH oh TREX ate) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine affects cells that are rapidly growing, such as cancer cells and cells in your mouth and stomach. It is used to treat many cancers and other medical conditions. It is used for l...
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METHOTREXATE (METH oh TREX ate) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine affects cells that are rapidly growing, such as cancer cells and cells in your mouth and stomach. It is used to treat many cancers and other medical conditions. It is used for l...
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent and immunosuppressant; folic acid antagonist.
Source:AHFS
Methotrexate is a folic acid derivative that interferes with folic acid metabolism (folate antagonist). It is a cytotoxic agent (a chemical that is directly toxic to cells) with multiple characteristics and may be described as an antimetabolite, a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
MITOMYCIN (mye toe MYE sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat cancer of the stomach and pancreas.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces caespitosus .
Source:AHFS
Mitomycin-C is also known as mitomycin and MMC. It is a medicine that kills cancer cells.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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.
Source:AHFS
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
TRASTUZUMAB (tras TOO zoo mab) is a monoclonal antibody. It targets a protein called HER2. This protein is found in roughly 25 to 30 percent of breast cancers. By interfering with this protein, this medicine can stop cancer cell growth. This medic...
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Antineoplastic agent; a recombinant DNA-derived humanized anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody.
Source:AHFS
LAPATINIB (la PA ti nib) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets specific enzymes within cancer cells and stops the cancer cells from growing. This medicine is used to treat some advanced breast cancers. It is often used along with other cancer treatme...
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Antineoplastic agent; inhibitor of HER1 and HER2 tyrosine kinases.
Source:AHFS
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).
Source:AHFS
CISPLATIN (SIS 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 many types of cancer like bladder, ovarian, and testicular cancers.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; platinum-containing compound.
Source:AHFS
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Trastuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody produced by recombinant DNA technology that binds specifically to the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 protein (also known as HER2 or neu or c-erb-2) that is found on the cell surface of some ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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.
Source:GOLD
Pyrimidine antagonist; antimetabolite; antineoplastic agent.
Source:AHFS
Pyrimidine antagonist; antimetabolite; antineoplastic agent.
Source:AHFS
Fluorouracil is a medication that kills cancer cells. It is also known as 5-FU or 5-fluourouracil, and as the brand name Adrucil.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; platinum-containing compound.
Source:AHFS
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
EPIRUBICIN (ep i ROO bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat breast cancer.
Source:GOLD
A component of adjuvant therapy in patients with evidence of axillary node tumor involvement following resection of primary breast carcinoma; efficacy was established in combination with cyclophosphamide and fluorouracil.
Source:AHFS
Epirubicin is a semi-synthetic anthracycline-based anticancer (or antineoplastic) drug derived from doxorubicin . It is also known by its trade name Ellence.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; anthracycline glycoside antibiotic.
Source:AHFS
Doxorubicin, which kills cancer cells, is among the most widely used chemotherapy drugs. It is also known by its trade name, Adriamycin.
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.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; prodrug of fluorouracil (an antimetabolite).
Source:AHFS
Capecitabine (brand name Xeloda) is a drug that interferes with the growth of cancer cells.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
DOCETAXEL (doe se TAX el) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancers like breast cancer, certain stomach cancers, head and neck can...
Source:GOLD
Semisynthetic taxoid; an antineoplastic agent.
Source:AHFS
Docetaxel is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Docetaxel is available under the trade name Taxotere.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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