Name

PET

Alternate names

None

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Radiation

None

Remarks

None

Drugs for PET

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

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.

Coding

This drug should be coded

Name

Alternate Names

BMS-181339-01
BMY-45622
Taxol

Abbreviations

None

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Mitotic inhibitor
plant alkaloid
Taxane

NSC Number

125973
673089

Primary Site

breast
Gastric
head & neck cancer
Kaposi's sarcoma
non-small cell lung cancers
ovarian

Histology

None

Remarks

Phase I (gastric) FDA approved uses on breast, ovarian, non-small cell lung cancers, and Kaposi's sarcoma. Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Coding

This drug should be coded
Glossary