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Alkeran
A drug that is used to treat multiple myeloma and ovarian epithelial cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It belongs to the … [Read more...]
accelerated-fraction radiation therapy
Radiation treatment in which the total dose of radiation is divided into small doses and the treatments are given more than once a day. The total dose of … [Read more...]
4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide
A substance that is used in cancer research to cause tumors in laboratory animals. This is done to test new diets, drugs, and procedures for use in cancer … [Read more...]
yttrium Y 90 edotreotide
A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Yttrium Y 90 edotreotide contains yttrium Y 90 (a radioactive form of the metal yttrium) … [Read more...]
XRP9881
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of breast cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called taxane derivatives. … [Read more...]
AMG 162
A type of monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of multiple myeloma (a cancer that forms in bones) and in the prevention and treatment of bone … [Read more...]
AC-Taxol regimen
An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat breast cancer. It includes the drugs doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin) and cyclophosphamide, … [Read more...]
cevimeline hydrochloride
A cholinergic analogue with glandular secretion stimulatory activity. Cevimeline binds to and activates muscarinic receptors, thereby increasing the secretions … [Read more...]
ZD1839
A drug that is used to treat certain types of non-small cell lung cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It is a type of … [Read more...]