List of articles in "Drug" category - Page 400

Pegaspargase /pəˈɡæspərɡeɪz/ trade name Oncaspar is a modified enzyme used as an antineoplastic agent. It is a form of L-asparaginase which has undergone PEGylation.It is used in the treatment of […]

Alitretinoin or 9-cis-retinoic acid is a form of vitamin A. It is also used in medicine as an antineoplastic (anti-cancer) agent developed by Ligand Pharmaceuticals. It is a first generation […]

Masoprocol is an antineoplastic drug used to treat skin growths caused by sun exposure. A form of nordihydroguaiaretic acid that is taken by mouth is being studied in the treatment […]

Amsacrine (synonyms: m-AMSA acridinyl anisidide) is an antineoplastic agent. It has been used in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Methyl aminolevulinate (MAL) is a drug used as a sensitizer in photodynamic therapy. It is a prodrug that is metabolized to protoporphyrin IX. It is marketed as Metvix.Metvix cream is […]

Porfimer sodium sold as Photofrin is a photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy and radiation therapy and for palliative treatment of obstructing endobronchial non-small cell lung carcinoma and obstructing esophageal cancer.Porfimer […]

Vindesine is an anti-mitotic vinca alkaloid used in chemotherapy. It is used to treat many different types of cancer including leukaemia lymphoma melanoma breast cancer and lung cancer.

Raltitrexed (Tomudex TDX ZD 1694) is an antimetabolite drug used in cancer chemotherapy. It is an inhibitor of thymidylate synthase and is manufactured by AstraZeneca.

Pipobroman (trade names Vercite Vercyte) is an anti-cancer drug that probably acts as an alkylating agent. It is marketed by Abbott Laboratories.

Fotemustine is a nitrosourea alkylating agent approved for use in the treatment of metastasising melanoma. A study has shown that fotemustine produces improved response rates and but does not increase […]