Name

VBMF

Alternate names

None

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Radiation

None

Remarks

None

Drugs for VBMF

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

Amethopterin
Antifolan
CL-14377
Folex
Methotrexate Sodium
Mexate
Mexate AQ
Rheumatrex
WR-19039

Abbreviations

MTX

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Antimetabolite

NSC Number

740
000740

Primary Site

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Bladder cancer
Breast
Gestational trophoblastic cancer
head & neck cancer
lymphoma
Meningeal leukemia
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Osteogenic sarcoma
Primary CNS lymphoma

Histology

None

Remarks

FDA approved uses on ALL, breast cancer, choriocarcinoma, head and neck cancer, lymphoma, and osteosarcoma.

Coding

This drug should be coded

Name

Alternate Names

Blenoxane
Bleo
Bleo-Cell
Bleo-S
Bleomycin for Injection
Bleomycin sulfate
Oil Bleo

Abbreviations

BLE
BLEO
BLM

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Antitumor antibiotic

NSC Number

125066

Primary Site

Squamous cell cancers

Histology

None

Remarks

FDA approved uses on squamous cell cervical cancer, head & neck cancer, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, carcinoma, and testicular cancer.

Coding

This drug should be coded

Name

Alternate Names

Compound 37231
Leurocristine Sulfate
Oncovin
Vincasar
Vincasar PFS
Vincristine Sulfate
Vincrystine
Vinkristin

Abbreviations

LCR
VCR
VNCR

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Plant alkyloid--antimetabolite

NSC Number

067574
67574

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Remarks

Antineoplastic; vinca plant alkaloid; antimetabolite. FDA approved uses in ALL, Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, neuroblastoma, rhabomyosarcoma, and Wilm's tumor.

Coding

This drug should be coded
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