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vindesine sulfate — vin·de·sine sul·fate (vinґdə sēn) a synthetic vinca alkaloid derived from vinblastine sulfate, used as an antineoplastic in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and non–small cell carcinoma; administered intravenously … Medical dictionary
carboplatin — A platinum containing anticancer agent much like cisplatin but more toxic to the myeloid elements of bone marrow while producing less nausea and neuro , oto , and nephrotoxicity; used in the chemotherapy of solid … Medical dictionary
docetaxel — do·ce·tax·el .dō sə tak səl n a semisynthetic antineoplastic drug C43H53NO14·3H2O derived from the needles of a yew tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe see taxotere * * * n. see taxane * * * do·ce·tax·el (do″sə takґsə … Medical dictionary
paclitaxel — Antitumor agent that promotes microtubule assembly by preventing depolymerization; currently used in salvage therapy for metastatic carcinoma of ovary. * * * pac·li·tax·el .pak li tak səl n an antineoplastic agent C47H51NO14 that was orig.… … Medical dictionary
porfimer sodium — por·fi·mer sodium pȯr fə mər n a photosensitizing mixture of porphyrin oligomers that is administered by intravenous injection to induce photosensitivity in tumor cells (as of esophageal carcinoma) before subjecting them to laser light in… … Medical dictionary
NSCLC — non small cell lung cancer * * * non–small cell lung carcinoma … Medical dictionary
gemcitabine hydrochloride — gem·cit·a·bine hy·dro·chlo·ride (jem sitґə bēn) [USP] a pyrimidine analogue, which acts as an antineoplastic by preventing DNA chain elongation; used in chemotherapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma and non–small cell lung carcinoma;… … Medical dictionary
vinorelbine tartrate — vi·no·rel·bine tar·trate (vĭ norґel bēn) [USP] a semisynthetic vinca alkaloid derived from vinblastine, used as an antineoplastic in the treatment of non–small cell lung carcinoma; administered intravenously … Medical dictionary
