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
Head and Neck cancer
Hepatoma
Ovarian cancer
Skin-Basal cell carcinoma (topical application)

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.

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

Bladder
breast
liver
multiple myeloma
ovarian
pancreatic
prostate cancer

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

This drug should be coded
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