POMB

• Cisplatin
• Methotrexate
• Bleomycin
• Vincristine

Name

Cisplatin

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

Bladder

ovarian

testicular cancer

Histology

None

Remarks

An alkylating antineoplastic agent. FDA approved uses on bladder, ovarian and testicular cancer; miscellaneous agent.

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Name

Methotrexate

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.

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Name

Bleomycin

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

Phase III melanoma Anti-tumor antibiotic; Genetronics. FDA approved uses on squamous cell cervical cancer, head & neck cancer, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, carcinoma, and testicular cancer.

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Name

Vincristine

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.

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