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Doxil

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Doxil®
Oncology A liposome formulation of doxorubicin, used for KS, ovarian and other CAs. See AIDS, Doxorubicin, Kaposi sarcoma.


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Abraxane and Doxil are both innovative marketed oncology products utilizing nanotechnology, gaining sales of $184m and $177m in the US and 5 major European countries in 2005, respectively.
Luckily for me, one of my doctors was a lead researcher for Doxil and I was able to enroll in the protocol almost immediately.
of the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (NIH), ThermoDox (heat sensitive liposomal doxorubicin) administered in combination with pulsed HIFU, as the activating heat source, not only increased doxorubicin concentrations in the tumors but also significantly prolonged the delay in tumor growth in comparison to the combination of HIFU with Doxil a non-heat sensitive liposomal formulation of doxorubicin.
 
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