gemcitabine

gemcitabine /gem·cit·a·bine/ (jem-sit´ah-bēn) an antineoplastic agent used as the hydrochloride salt in the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and non.

gemcitabine,

a miscellaneous antineoplastic.

indications It is used to treat adenocarcinoma of the pancreas (nonresectable Stages II and III or metastatic Stage IV) and non-small-cell lung cancer (Stages IIIA or B and IV). It is also used in combination with cisplatin to treat inoperable, advanced, or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.

contraindications Known hypersensitity and pregnancy prohibit its use.

adverse effects Life-threatening effects are leukopenia, anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and hemorrhage. Other adverse effects include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, constipation, stomatitis, irritation at the site of administration, rash, alopecia, dyspnea, fever, and infection.

gemcitabine [jem-sit´ah-bēn]

an antineoplastic agent used in chemotherapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma and non–small cell lung carcinoma; administered by intravenous infusion as the hydrochloride salt.

gemcitabine

Gemzar^™ Oncology An IV antimetabolic antineoplastic used with cisplatin for inoperable non-small cell lung CA, and as a single agent for inoperable pancreas CA Side effects ↓ WBCs and platelets; ↑ liver enzymes; 10% discontinued medication due to flu-like Sx, N&V, rash. See Cisplatin. Cf 5-FU.

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antimetabolite
erlotinib
Eye Cancer
gemcitabine hydrochloride
Pancreatic Cancer, Exocrine
radiation therapy
Tarceva
Triple Combination Therapy
Triple Therapy

They tested the activity of the TAK-1 inhibitor on its own and in combination with the anti-cancer drugs gemcitabine, oxaliplatin and SN-38 (a metabolite of the anti-cancer drug irinotecan) in cell lines, and the activity of the TAK-1 inhibitor combined with gemcitabine against pancreatic cancer in mice.

Drug that reverses resistance to chemotherapy identified by Asian News International

No difference between adjuvant 5-FU/FA and gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer The European Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer-3 trial [ESPAC-3 (v2)] was an international multicentre study set up to compare adjuvant chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil/folinic acid (5-FU/FA) and gemcitabine (GEM) to see if either produced significantly longer survival rates [3].

45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology ... by Brown, Vanessa; Dua, Sascha / Advances in Gastrointestinal Cancer

It is usually combined with gemcitabine if used during chemotherapy to achieve the targeted therapy.

Tarceva Treatment by K Purdenn / Food/cooking/nutrition community