Generic drug: bendamustine hydrochloride Brand name: Bendeka What is Bendeka (bendamustine hydrochloride), and how does it work? Bendeka (bendamustine hydrochloride) Injection is an alkylating drug indicated for treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that has progressed during or within six months of treatment with rituximab or a …
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Generic drug: blinatumomab Brand name: Blincyto What is Blincyto (blinatumomab), and how does it work? Blincyto (blinatumomab) for injection is a bispecific CD19-directed CD3 T- cell engager indicated for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-negative relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). What are the side effects of Blincyto? WARNING CYTOKINE RELEASE SYNDROME and NEUROLOGICAL TOXICITIES Cytokine Release Syndrome …
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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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Most GIST symptoms are secondary to GI blockage caused by large GISTs or bleeding from the tumor. A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare type of tumor that develops in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. GISTs develop in a specialized type of cell in the GI tract, known as interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs), or their precursor stem cells which …
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Generic drug: enasidenib Brand name: Idhifa What is Idhifa (enasidenib), and how does it work? Idhifa (enasidenib) is a prescription medicine used to treat people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with an isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2) mutation whose disease has come back or has not improved after previous treatment(s). It is not known if Idhifa is safe and effective in children. …
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Generic drug: bendamustine hydrochloride Brand name: Treanda What is Treanda (bendamustine hydrochloride), and how does it work? Treanda (bendamustine hydrochloride) injection is an antineoplastic (anticancer) medication used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Treanda is also used to treat indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma after other medications have been tried without successful treatment of this condition. What are the side effects of …
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Generic drug: tivozanib Brand name: Fotivda What is Fotivda (tivozanib), and how does it work? Fotivda (tivozanib) is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with advanced kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma or RCC) that has been treated with 2 or more prior medicines and has come back or did not respond to treatment. It is not known if …
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Generic drug: procarbazine hydrochloride Brand name: Matulane What is Matulane (procarbazine hydrochloride), and how does it work? Matulane (procarbazine hydrochloride) Capsules is a cancer medication that is given with other cancer medications to treat Hodgkin's Disease (a type of blood cancer). What are the side effects of Matulane? WARNING It is recommended that Matulane be given only by or under …
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Generic drug: levoleucovorin Brand name: Fusilev What is Fusilev (levoleucovorin), and how does it work? Fusilev (levoleucovorin) is a derivative of folic acid indicated for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and bone cancer (after methotrexate therapy). What are the side effects of Fusilev? Common side effects of Fusilev include: nausea vomiting diarrhea stomach pain upset stomach numbness or tingling …
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Generic drug: pegfilgrastim Brand name: Neulasta What is Neulasta (pegfilgrastim), and how does it work? Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) is a colony-stimulating factor, a man-made form of a protein that stimulates the growth of white blood cells, used to decrease the incidence of infection, by treating neutropenia, a lack of certain white blood cells caused by receiving cancer chemotherapy. What are the …
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