Generic drug: valrubicin Brand name: Valstar What is Valstar (valrubicin), and how does it work? Valstar (valrubicin) is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication used to treat bladder cancer. What are the side effects of Valstar? Common side effects of Valstar include: bladder irritation (symptoms such as pain, spasm, frequent urge to urinate, and blood in the …
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Leiomyosarcoma is a rare type of soft tissue cancer that occurs in the smooth lining of the organs anywhere in the body. Leiomyosarcoma is a rare type of soft tissue cancer that occurs in the smooth lining of the organs anywhere in the body. Nearly 15,000 people in the United States get diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma. Out of these, …
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Generic drug: melphalan flufenamide Brand name: Pepaxto What is Pepaxto (melphalan flufenamide), and how does it work? Pepaxto is a prescription medicine used in combination with the medicine dexamethasone to treat adults with multiple myeloma who did not respond to or stopped responding to at least four prior medicines including at least one proteasome inhibitor, one immunomodulatory agent and one …
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Generic drug: thioguanine Brand name: Tabloid What is Tabloid (thioguanine), and how does it work? Tabloid (thioguanine 40-mg) is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication used to treat certain types of leukemia. Tabloid is sometimes given with other cancer medications. Tabloid may be available in generic form. What are the side effects of Tabloid? Common side effects of Tabloid include: upset stomach, …
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Generic drug: lorlatinib Brand name: Lorbrena What is Lorbrena (lorlatinib), and how does it work? Lorbrena (lorlatinib) is a prescription medicine that is used to treat people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is caused by an abnormal anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene and, that has spread to other parts of your body and, who have taken the medicine …
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Generic drug: hexaminolevulinate hydrochloride Brand name: Cysview What is Cysview (hexaminolevulinate hydrochloride), and how does it work? Cysview (hexaminolevulinate hydrochloride) is an imaging drug used in the cystoscopic detection of non-muscle invasive papillary cancer of the bladder among patients suspected or known to have lesion(s) on the basis of a prior cystoscopy. Cysview is used with the Karl Storz D-Light …
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What is prostate cancer? Prostate cancer refers to the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate gland. There is no particular food or recipe that can directly kill prostate cancer cells. Some foods that may be helpful in prostate cancer recovery and relapse prevention include foods containing lycopene, beans, green tea, cruciferous vegetables and fruit like cranberries, strawberries, blueberries and …
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Generic drug: mechlorethamine Brand name: Valchlor What is Valchlor (mechlorethamine), and how does it work? Valchlor is a prescription medicine used on the skin (topical) to treat people with Stage 1A and 1B mycosis fungoides-type cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, who have received previous skin treatment. It is not known if Valchlor is safe and effective in …
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Generic drug: busulfan Brand name: Busulfex What is Busulfex (busulfan), and how does it work? Busulfex (busulfan) is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication used to treat the symptoms of chronic myelogenous leukemia (a type of blood cancer). Busulfex is not a cure for leukemia. What are the side effects of Busulfex? Common side effects of Busulfex include: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, …
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Generic drug: trabectedin Brand name: Yondelis What is Yondelis (trabectedin), and how does it work? Yondelis (trabectedin) is a prescription medicine used to treat people with liposarcoma (cancer of the fat cells) or leiomyosarcoma (cancer of smooth muscle tissue) that: cannot be treated with surgery or has spread to other areas of the body, and who have received treatment with …
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