Cancer drugs

Cancer drugs

Drugs, agents used in the treatment of cancer or conditions related to cancer.

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Cancer drugs

The calcium salt of pentetic acid, a synthetic chelating agent related to the chelating agent ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). Pentetic acid chelates with the metallic radioisotopic moieties ...

Arginine butyrate

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

The butyric acid salt of the amino acid arginine. In EBV-related lymphomas, arginine butyrate induces EBV thymidine kinase transcription and may act synergistically with the antiviral agent ...

American ginseng

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

The aromatic root of the perennial herb Panax quinquefolius, native to eastern North America. American ginseng, used in Chinese traditional medicine and available as a nutritional supplement, is ...

Fluorine F 18 FEQA

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

The anilinoquinazoline derivative FEQA radiolabeled with the positron-emitting radioisotope fluorine F 18 with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) binding and radioisotopic activities. Fluorine F ...

Fluorine F 18 fluorodopa

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

The amino acid analogue fluorodopa (FDOPA) labelled with fluorine F 18, a positron-emitting isotope, with potential tumour tracer property. Fluorine F 18 fluorodopa is able to cross the blood-brain ...

Brivanib alaninate

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

The alaninate salt of a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity. Brivanib strongly binds to and inhibits VEGFR2, a tyrosine kinase ...

Niacinamide

Pharmaceutical; Cancer drugs

The active form of vitamin B3 and a component of the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD). Niacinamide acts as a chemo- and radio-sensitizing agent by enhancing tumour blood flow, thereby ...