Name

CHF

Alternate names

None

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Radiation

None

Remarks

None

Drugs for CHF

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
Head and Neck cancer
Hepatoma
Ovarian cancer
Skin-Basal cell carcinoma (topical application)

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.

Coding

This drug should be coded

Name

Alternate Names

ENT 50852
ENT-50852
Hemel
Hexalen
hexamethyl- (8CI)
Hexamethylenamine
Hexamethylmelamine
Hexastat
Melamine
NC 195
NCI-C50259

Abbreviations

HMM
HTM
HXM

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Cytotoxic antineoplastic

NSC Number

013875
13875

Primary Site

Ovarian cancer

Histology

None

Remarks

Antineoplastic. FDA approved for ovarian cancer use.

Coding

This drug should be coded

Name

Alternate Names

Asta B 518
B-518
Clafen Claphene
Cyclophosphamid
Cyclophosphan
Cyclophosphane
Cytophosphan
Cytoxan
Endoxan
Endoxana
Enduxan
Genoxal
Neosar
Procytox
Sendoxan
Tymtram
WR-138719

Abbreviations

CP
CPM
CTX
CTY
CYC
Cyclo
CYT
CYTOX
CYTX

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Alkylating agent

NSC Number

026271
26271

Primary Site

Breast
leukemia
lymphoma
multiple myeloma
neuroblastoma
ovarian cancer
retinoblastoma
soft tissue sarcoma
Wilm's tumor

Histology

None

Remarks

An effective antineoplastic agent and is used for a variety of cancers. FDA approved uses on breast cancer, ovarian carcinoma, leukemia, lymphomas, multiple myeloma, neuroblastma, retinoblastoma, soft tissue sarcoma, Wilm's tumor. Alkylating agent

Coding

This drug should be coded
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