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Although the press described it as a "miracle drug" that would cure cancer, some experts have expressed skepticism. Prof Dorothy Bennett, Director of the Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George’s, University of London, critiqued the paper's cancer killing claim as actually a modest slowing of growth. [8]
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.
Routes of administration. oral. Tuinal was the brand name of a discontinued combination drug composed of two barbiturate salts ( secobarbital sodium and amobarbital sodium) in equal proportions. Tuinal was introduced as a sedative - hypnotic (sleeping pill) medication in the late 1940s by Eli Lilly. It was also used in obstetrics for childbirth.
Temozolomide, sold under the brand name Temodar among others, is an anticancer medication used to treat brain tumors such as glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma. [4] [5] It is taken by mouth or via intravenous infusion. [4] [5] The most common side effects with temozolomide are nausea, vomiting, constipation, loss of appetite, alopecia ...
Generic Product Identifier. The Generic Product Identifier ( GPI) is a 14-character hierarchical classification system created by Wolters Kluwer's Medi-Span that identifies drugs from their primary therapeutic use down to the unique interchangeable product regardless of manufacturer or package size. The code consists of seven subsets, each ...
Tamoxifen is used for the treatment of both early and advanced estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive or ER+) breast cancer in pre-and postmenopausal women. [23] Tamoxifen increases the risk of postmenopausal bleeding, endometrial polyps, hyperplasia, and endometrial cancer; using tamoxifen with an intrauterine system releasing levonorgestrel might increase vaginal bleeding after 1 to 2 years ...
Clonidine, sold under the brand name Catapres among others, is an α 2A-adrenergic agonist [10] medication used to treat high blood pressure, ADHD, drug withdrawal (alcohol, opioids, or nicotine), menopausal flushing, diarrhea, spasticity, and certain pain conditions. [11] The drug is often prescribed off-label for tics.
IARC group 1 Carcinogens are substances, chemical mixtures, and exposure circumstances which have been classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). [ 1] This category is used when there is sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans. Exceptionally, an agent ( chemical mixture) may be ...