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IV: As above. Bladder cancer: As per vinblastine. Vinorelbine: IV: As above. Breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. As above. 1.09 Alkylating agents: Altretamine: PO Alkylates DNA. Recurrent or advanced ovarian cancer Myelosuppression, peripheral neuropathy, seizures and hepatotoxicity (rare). Bendamustine: IV: Alkylates DNA.
This is a list of chemotherapeutic agents, also known as cytotoxic agents or cytostatic drugs, that are known to be of use in chemotherapy for cancer.This list is organized by type of agent, although the subsections are not necessarily definitive and are subject to revision.
Tarlatamab, sold under the brand name Imdelltra, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. [4] It is a bispecific T-cell engager that binds delta-like ligand 3 and CD3.
Gemcitabine, sold under the brand name Gemzar, among others, [1] is a chemotherapy medication used to treat cancers. [3] It is used to treat testicular cancer, [4] breast cancer, ovarian cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and bladder cancer. [3] [5] It is administered by intravenous infusion. [3]
Drug interactions with anthracyclines can be complex and might be due to the effect, side effects, or metabolism of the anthracycline. Drugs which inhibit Cytochrome P450 or other oxidases may reduce clearance of anthracyclines, prolonging their circulating half-life which can increase cardiotoxicity and other side effects. [57]
[10] [11] [12] At least three Hedgehog pathway inhibitors have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cancer treatment. [12] These include vismodegib [13] and sonidegib, [14] both inhibitors of Smoothened (SMO), which are being used for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma.
Fosbretabulin (also known as combretastatin A-4 phosphate or CA4P) is a microtubule destabilizing experimental drug, a type of vascular-targeting agent, a drug designed to damage the vasculature (blood vessels) of cancer tumours causing central necrosis.
This chemical is a form of nitrogen mustard gas and a powerful vesicant. Historically, some uses of mechlorethamine have included lymphoid malignancies such as Hodgkin's disease, lymphosarcoma, chronic myelocytic leukemia, polycythemia vera, and bronchogenic carcinoma [ 7 ] Mechlorethamine is often administered intravenously, [ 8 ] but when ...