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Chemotherapy
9 medications
Paclitaxel
A chemotherapy drug derived from the bark of the Pacific yew tree. Paclitaxel or Taxol treats breast, ovarian,...
Cisplatin
A platinum based chemotherapy drug. Cisplatin or Platinol treats testicular, bladder, ovarian, and lung cancer...
Cyclophosphamide
A widely used chemotherapy drug. Cyclophosphamide or Cytoxan treats lymphoma, leukemia, breast cancer, and aut...
Doxorubicin
A powerful chemotherapy drug in the anthracycline class. Doxorubicin or Adriamycin treats breast cancer, lymph...
Vincristine
A chemotherapy drug derived from the Madagascar periwinkle plant. Vincristine or Oncovin treats acute lymphobl...
Fluorouracil
A chemotherapy drug that inhibits DNA synthesis. Fluorouracil or 5 FU treats colon cancer, breast cancer, and ...
Capecitabine
An oral chemotherapy prodrug that converts to fluorouracil in the body. Capecitabine or Xeloda treats breast c...
Gemcitabine
A chemotherapy drug used for some of the most difficult cancers. Gemcitabine or Gemzar treats pancreatic cance...
Pemetrexed
A multi target antifolate chemotherapy drug. Pemetrexed or Alimta treats non small cell lung cancer and malign...