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Name
EFP
Alternate names
FED
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Radiation
None
Remarks
None
Drugs for EFP
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
Histology
None
Remarks
Coding
This drug should be coded
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
Cis-Platin
Cis-Platinum II#
Cisplatino (Spanish)
Cisplatinum
Cisplatyl
Neoplatin
Peyrone's chloride
Platinex
Platinol
Platinol-AQ
Platinol-AQ VHA Plus
Platinum
Abbreviations
CACP
CDDP
Cis-DDP
CPD
CPDC
CPDD
CPPD
DDP
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Alkylating agent
Platinum analog
NSC Number
119875
Primary Site
Histology
None
Remarks
An alkylating antineoplastic agent. FDA approved uses on bladder, ovarian and testicular cancer; miscellaneous agent.
Coding
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