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| Adriamycin, see Doxorubicin |
| Adrucil, see Fluorouracil |
| Agrylin, see Anagrelide |
| Alferon N, see Interferons, Alpha |
| Alkeran, see Melphalan |
| Alpha
Interferons, see Interferons, Alpha |
| Amethopterin, see Methotrexate |
| Amifostine, see Ethyol |
| Aminoglutethimide (Cytadren) |
| Anagrelide (Agrylin) |
| APD, see Aredia |
| Ara-C, see Cytarabine |
| Aredia (APD, Pamidronate) |
| Asparaginase (Colaspace, Elspar) |
| BCNU, see Carmustine |
| BiCNU, see Carmustine |
| Bleomycin (Blenoxane) |
| Blenoxane, see Bleomycin |
| Busulfan (Myleran) |
| Camptosar (Irinotecan, CPT-11) |
| Carboplatin (Paraplatin) |
| Carmustine (BCNU, BiCNU) |
| CCNU, see Lomustine |
| CeeNu, see Lomustine |
| Chlorambucil (Leukeran) |
| Chlormethine, see Mechlorethamine |
| Cisplatin (Platinol) |
| Citrovorum factor, see Leucovorin |
| Colaspace, see Asparaginase |
|
Colony Stimulating Factors (Filgrastim, G-CSF, GM-CSF, Leukine, Neupogen, Sargramostim) |
| CPT-11, see Camptosar |
| Cytadren, see Aminoglutethimide |
| Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Neosar) |
|
Cytarabine (Cytosine Arabinoside, Ara-C, Cytosar) |
| Cytosar, see Cytarabine |
| Cytosine Arabinoside, see Cytarabine |
| Cytoxan, see Cyclophosphamide |
| Dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome) |
| Danazol (Danocrine) |
| Danocrine, see Danazol |
| Decadron, see Dexamethasone |
| Deltasone, see Prednisone |
| Dexamethasone and other
corticosteroids (Decadron, Dexameth, Dexone, etc.) |
| Dexameth, see Dexamethasone |
| Dexone, see Dexamethasone |
| Docetaxel, see Taxotere |
| Doxil (Doxorubicin, Liposomal) |
| Doxorubicin (Adriamycin, Rubex) |
| Doxorubicin Liposomal, see Doxil |
| DTIC-Dome, see Dacarbazine |
| Elspar, see Asparaginase |
| Emcyt, see Estramustine |
| EPO, see Epoetin |
| Epoetin (EPO, Epogen, erythropoietin, Procrit, r-HuEPO) |
| Epogen, see Epoetin |
| Ergamisol, see Levamisole |
| Erythropoietin (recombinant human erythropoietin), see Epoetin |
| Estramustine (Emcyt) |
| Ethyol (Amifostine) |
| Etoposide (VePesid, VP-16) |
| Eulexin, see Flutamide |
| Filgrastim, see Colony Stimulating Factors |
| Floxuridine (FUDR) |
| Fludara, see Fludarabine |
| Fludarabine (Fludara) |
| Fluorouracil (5-FU, Adrucil) |
| Flutamide (Eulexin) |
| Folex, see Methotrexate |
| Folinic acid, see Leucovorin |
| 5-FU, see Fluorouracil |
| FUDR, see Floxuridine |
| G-CSF
(Granulocyte colony stimulating factor), see Colony Stimulating Factors |
| Gemcitabine, see Gemzar |
| Gemzar (Gemcitabine) |
| GM-CSF
(Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor), see Colony Stimulating Factors |
| Goserelin (Zoladex) |
| Hydrea, see Hydroxyurea |
| Hydroxyurea (Hydrea) |
| IFEX, see Ifosfamide |
| Ifosfamide (IFEX) |
| Interferons, Alpha (Alferon N, Intron A, Roferon-A) |
| Intron A, see Interferons, Alpha |
| Irinotecan, see Camptosar |
|
Leucovorin (Citrovorum factor, Folinic acid, Wellcovorin) |
| Leukeran, see Chlorambucil |
| Leukine, see Colony Stimulating Factors |
| Leuprolide (Leuprorelin, Lupron, Lupron Depot) |
| Leuprorelin, see Leuprolide |
| Levamisole (Ergamisol) |
| Lomustine (CCNU, CeeNu) |
| L-Pam, see Melphalan |
| Lupron, see Leuprolide |
| Lupron Depot, see Leuprolide |
| Matulane, see Procarbazine |
|
Mechlorethamine (Chlormethine, Mustargen, Nitrogen Mustard) |
| Megace, see Megestrol |
| Megestrol and other
progestins (Megace) |
|
Melphalan (Alkeran, L-Pam, Phenylalanine Mustard) |
| Mercaptopurine (6-MP, Purinethol) |
| Mesna (MESNEX) |
| MESNEX, see Mesna |
| Meticorten, see Prednisone |
| Methotrexate (Amethopterin, Folex, Mexate) |
| Mexate, see Methotrexate |
| Mitomycin (Mutamycin) |
| Mitoxantrone (Novantrone) |
| 6-MP, see Mercaptopurine |
| Mustargen, see Mechlorethamine |
| Mutamycin, see Mitomycin |
| Myleran, see Busulfan |
| Navelbine (Vinorelbine) |
| Neosar, see Cyclophosphamide |
| Neumega (Opralvekin) |
| Neupogen, see Colony Stimulating Factors |
| Nitrogen Mustard, see Mechlorethamine |
| Nolvadex, see Tamoxifen |
| Novantrone, see Mitoxantrone |
| Orasone, see Prednisone |
| Oncovin, see Vincristine |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) |
| Opralvekin, see Neumega |
| Paclitaxel (Taxol) |
| Pamidronate, see Aredia |
| Paraplatin, see Carboplatin |
| Phenylalanine Mustard, see Melphalan |
| Platinol, see Cisplatin |
| Prednisone and other
corticosteroids (Deltasone, Meticorten, Orasone, etc.) |
| Procarbazine (Matulane) |
| Procrit, see Epoetin |
| Purinethol, see Mercaptopurine |
| r-HuEPO, see Epoetin |
| Roferon-A, see Interferons, Alpha |
| Rubex, see Doxorubicin |
| Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) |
| Taxol, see Paclitaxel |
| Taxotere (Docetaxel) |
| Velban, see Vinblastine |
| Velsar, see Vinblastine |
| VePesid, see Etoposide |
| Vinblastine (Velban, Velsar) |
| Vincasar, see Vincristine |
| Vincrex, see Vincristine |
| Vincristine (Oncovin, Vincasar, Vincrex) |
| Vinorelbine, see Navelbine |
| VP-16, see Etoposide |
| Wellcovorin, see Leucovorin |
| Zofran, see Ondansetron |
| Zoladex, see Goserelin |
Source:
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Updated: October 30, 2000