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Name
MEC
Alternate names
EMA-86
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Radiation
None
Remarks
None
Drugs for MEC
Name
Alternate Names
CL 232315
Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride
Mitozantrone
Novantrone
Abbreviations
DAD
DHAD
DHAQ
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Antitumor antibiotic
NSC Number
301739
Primary Site
Histology
None
Remarks
Antibiotic-class antineoplastic. FDA approved uses in adult acute non-lymphocytic leukemia, and prostate cancer pain reduction in combination with prednisone. Novantrone is a synthetic antineoplastic anthracenedione
Coding
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Name
Alternate Names
Dom-Etoposide
Epipodophyllotoxin derivative
Epipodophyllotoxin ethylidene gluco-pyranoside
Eposine
Ethylidene-Lignan P
Etopophos
Podophyllotoxin derivative
Vepesid
VP 16-213
VP-16
VP-16213
Toposar
Abbreviations
EPEG
VP-16
VP-16-213
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Epipodophyllotoxin, topoisomerase II inhibitor
Plant alkaloid
NSC Number
141540
Primary Site
Histology
None
Remarks
Coding
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Name
Alternate Names
AC-1075
Alexan
Ara-cytidine
Arabinocytidine
Arabinosylcytosine
Beta-Arabinosylcytosine
Cytarabin
Cytarabine
Cytarabinoside
Cytosar
Cytosar-U
Cytosine Arabinoside
Cytosine arabinoside hydrochloride
Spongocytidine HCL
Tarabine
Tarabine PFS
U-19920
U-19920A
WR-28453
Abbreviations
ara-C
CA
HDA
HDARA-C
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Antimetabolite
NSC Number
063878
63878
Primary Site
Histology
None
Remarks
Antineoplastic agent; antimetabolite. FDA approved uses on Hodgkin's disease, leukemia; under investigation for Rx of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Coding
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