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Name
MeFA
Alternate names
FAM-C
FAME
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Radiation
None
Remarks
None
Drugs for MeFA
Name
Alternate Names
5-Fluorouracil
5-Fluracil
Adrucil
Efudex
Fluoroplex
Fluracil
Fluril
Oracil
Ro 2-9757
WR-69596
Abbreviations
5-FU
5FU
FU
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Antimetabolite
NSC Number
019893
19893
Primary Site
Breast- adjuvant setting and advanced disease
colorectal- adjuvant setting and advanced disease
GI malignancies: anal, esophageal, gastric and pancreatic
Hepatoma
Ovarian cancer
Histology
None
Remarks
Fluorinated pyrimidine; antimetabolite. FDA approved uses on basal cell carcinoma, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, and pancreatic cancer.
Note: Efudex cream be prescribed to treat AIN III. Code this as chemotherapy.
Note: Efudex cream be prescribed to treat AIN III. Code this as chemotherapy.
Coding
This drug should be coded
Name
Alternate Names
14-hydroxy-daunomycin
Adri-blastina (Italy)
Adriamycin
Adriamycin-TM
Caelyx
FT-106
Hydroxydaunomycin
Myocet
Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Hcl
Rubex
S-DOX
Stealth(R) Liposomal Doxorubicin
Abbreviations
ADM
ADR
ADRI
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Antitumor antibiotic
NSC Number
123127
Primary Site
Histology
None
Remarks
Phase II liver, pancreatic, Phase III MM, prostate Doxorubicin hydrochloride encapsulated in liposomes formulated with methoxypolyethylene glycol (MPEG). FDA approved use on bladder cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, leukemia, small cell lung cancer, lymphoma, neuroblastoma, ovarian cancer, sarcoma, thyroid cancer, Wilm's tumor. ALZA Corp, NeoPharm, Pharmacia, Schering-Plough, Sequus. Antitumor antibiotic
Coding
This drug should be coded
Name
Alternate Names
Methyl CCNU
Methyl-CCNU
trans-Methyl CCNU
WR-220076
Abbreviations
MCCNU
MCNU
MeCCNU
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Alkylating agent
NSC Number
95441
095441
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Remarks
Not found in Drugdex drug evaluation.
Coding
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