A device used to look at tissues in the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. It is a capsule with a lens, a light, a camera, a radio transmitter, and a battery … [Read more...]
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Captisol-enabled Melphalan IV
(Other name for: melphalan hydrochloride/sulfobutyl ether beta-cyclodextrin complex) … [Read more...]
captopril
A sulfhydryl-containing analog of proline with antihypertensive activity and potential antineoplastic activity. Captopril competitively inhibits angiotensin … [Read more...]
caracemide
An agent derived from acetohydroxamic acid with potential antineoplastic activity. Caracemide inhibits ribonuclease reductase, resulting in decreased DNA … [Read more...]
carbamazepine
A tricyclic compound chemically related to tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) with anticonvulsant and analgesic properties. Carbamazepine exerts its anticonvulsant … [Read more...]
carbamide
A substance formed by the breakdown of protein in the liver. The kidneys filter carbamide out of the blood and into the urine. Carbamide can also be made in the … [Read more...]
carbendazim
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antifungal agents. … [Read more...]
Carbo-Tax regimen
A chemotherapy combination used to treat endometrial, ovarian, head and neck cancers, and non-small cell lung cancer that has spread. It includes the drugs … [Read more...]
carbogen
An inhalant consisting of hyperoxic gas (95%-98% oxygen and 2%-5% carbon dioxide) with radiosensitizing properties. Inhaled carbogen reduces diffusion-limited … [Read more...]
carbohydrate
A sugar molecule. Carbohydrates can be small and simple (for example, glucose) or they can be large and complex (for example, polysaccharides such as starch, … [Read more...]