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dexrazoxane

 [deks″ra-zok´sān]
a derivative of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) used as a cardioprotectant in antineoplastic therapy to counteract cardiomyopathy induced by doxorubicin; administered intravenously.
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- Nashville, Tennessee-based specialty pharmaceutical company Cumberland Pharmaceuticals has expanded its medical specialties to include oncology-related medications with two initial supportive care medications: Ethyol (amifostine) injection and Totect (dexrazoxane hydrochloride) injection, the company said.
He received dexrazoxane for cardioprotection prior to each doxorubicin infusion for a total cumulative dose of 6 g/[m.sup.2].
have obtained FDA approval for Totect (dexrazoxane hydrochloride) in the U.S.
The team also found that dexrazoxane has proven helpful in preventing many of the cardiotoxic effects of anthracycline treatment, without reducing its anticancer effects.
7 March 2016 - UK-based pharmaceutical and services company Clinigen Group plc (AIM: CLIN) has acquired Totect (dexrazoxane) from drugmaker Biocodex USA, the company said.
The most promising solution for preventing cardiotoxicity is the coadministration of dexrazoxane, an iron chelating agent that reduces the formation of anthracycline-iron complexes [20, 21].
Uma possibilidade promissora e o tratamento com dexrazoxane, um quelante de radicais livres cardioprotetor em adultos que recebem terapia com antraciclicos.
She was then switched to dexrazoxane, doxorubicin, and ifosfamide, which resulted in a dramatic resolution of the neoplastic lesion.
The drug dexrazoxane can reduce the occurrence of long-term heart damage in girls undergoing treatment for high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Dexrazoxane reduces the formation of free oxygen radicals induced by the doxorubicin-iron complex and the chronic cardiotoxic effects of doxorubicin in experimental and clinical studies (11), (45).
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