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Name
CarbF
Alternate names
None
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Radiation
None
Remarks
None
Drugs for CarbF
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
JM 8
JM-8
JM8
Paraplatin
Abbreviations
CBDCA
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Alkylating agent
Platinum analog
NSC Number
241240
Primary Site
All cancers
Histology
None
Remarks
A platinum-salt alkylating agent.
Coding
This drug should be coded
