Cyclophosphamide is a chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of several types of cancer. In addition, it is used to treat certain autoimmune disorders. Cyclophosphamide is also called cytophosphane. This drug is a type of chemical known as a nitrogen mustard alkylating agent. It is called ...
The term antibiotic strictly refers to substances that are of biological origin whereas the term chemotherapeutic agent refersto a synthetic chemical. How many rounds of chemo is normal? During a course of treatment, you usually havearound 4 to 8 cycles of treatment. A cycle is the time between...
A chemotherapeutic agent that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites. Hydroxychloroquine appears to concentrate in food vacuoles of affected protozoa. It inhibits plasmodial heme polymerase. Clinical Use Hydroxychloroquine is approved for the treatment of both systemic and cutaneous lupus eryth...
A chemotherapeutic agent, Topotecan, with the same mechanism of action as fluoroquinolone antibiotics – the disruption of DNA replication through interrupting topoisomerases – was found to “profoundly affect the expression of long ASD (autism spectrum disorder) candidate genes” according to the study...
aMACMIROR complex 500 is the association of nifuratel and nystatin,nifuratel is a synthetic chemotherapeutic agent,developed in poli research laboratories,which has a considerable and effective trichomonacidal,antibacterial and mycostatic activity:its polyvalent effect allows the treatment of vaginitis of ...
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As early as in the 2011 NCCN guidelines, MSI detection was required before the use of 5-FU as a chemotherapeutic agent in patients with CRC. Warusavitarne et al. [78] reported that 5-FU is not used as adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with MSI-H and dMMR characteristics for the ...
Following a dose of carboplatin, approximately 60–80% is excreted in the urine within the first 24 h. Consequently, the PK of carboplatin is largely determined by renal functions of the patients. In all, Carboplatin remains a commonly-used chemotherapeutic agent for treatment of various ...
Clinical studies have shown that the use of chemotherapy prior to bone marrow stem cell transplantation, using a chemotherapeutic agent called busulfan, allows for efficient engraftment and tolerance of the genetically modified cells by the body. However, many questions remain, particularly concerning the...
CHX mouthwash is the most potent chemotherapeutic agent and the gold standard in reducing S mutants and oral biofilm. In dentistry, CHX products are available by prescription and include formulations such as mouthwashes, gels, chips, and varnishes[1]. Chlorhexidine mouthwash CHX mouthwash is ...