Name

VAM

Alternate names

None

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Radiation

None

Remarks

None

Drugs for VAM

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

Gastric cancer
Hodgkins lymphoma
Lung cancer (NSCLC, SCLC)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
testicular cancer (Germ cell tumors)

Histology

None

Remarks

Plant alkaloid. FDA approved use on small-cell lung cancer, testicular cancer.

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

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
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