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Cancer Drugs

The following are some -- but not all -- of the cancer medications available in the U.S.:

Camptosar (irinotecan)

Cytoxan, Neosar (cyclophosphamide)

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Colonic Carcinoids

Colonic carcinoids are often exophytic and large (>5 cm), but they rarely bleed. Only occasional right-sided lesions are positive with 111-Indium octreotide scintigraphy. Many of these tumors are aggressive with a high proliferation rate, and they often present with more liver metastases than regional lymph node metastases.[1] These tumors of the colon are treated similarly to adenocarcinoma of the colon.[2] Attempts to achieve radical resection by hemicolectomy or subtotal colectomy with lymphadenectomy...

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Eloxatin (oxaliplatin)

Gemzar (gemcitabine)

Gleevec (imatinib)

Herceptin (trastuzumab)

Leukeran (chlorambucil)

Rheumatrex, Trexall (methotrexate)

Velcade (bortezomib)

WebMD Medical Reference

Reviewed by Arnold Wax, MD on June 25, 2012

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