Adriamycin

(thing) by CentrX (1 y) Fri May 26 2000 at 22:05:33
Trademark for a powerful antibiotic, C27H30ClNO11, used intravenously to destroy cancerous tumors despite its potential serious side effects.
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(thing) by locke baron (42.4 min) Mon Apr 26 2004 at 13:26:00

Also known as doxorubicin, this drug, of the anthracycline family is used to treat many types of cancers, including cancers of the breasts and testes.

It is the "A" component in the chemotherapy regimens ABVD (Adriamycin, bleomycin, vincristine and dacarbazine) and AC (Adriamycin and Cytoxan).

It is associated with numerous side effects including vomiting, nausea, cardiac damage, hair loss, sore mouth and bruising. Drugs like ondansetron, metoclopramide and neupogen are used to mitigate these side effects.

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