Post Views: 2,066 Treatment of Lung Cancer Lung cancer is a type of cancer that starts in lungs and those who smoke have a higher risk of having this disease. The best…
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Drug: Etoposide (VP-16) to Treat NSCLC
Post Views: 1,583 What is Etoposide? Etoposide is a medicine used to kill cancer cells. It works by stopping cancer cells to further divide and make new cells. It is one of…
Drug: Irinotecan (Camptosar) to treat NSCLC
Post Views: 2,006 Chemotherapy has been shown to provide benefit in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death among both men and women in…
Drug: Vinorelbine (Navelbine) to treat NSCLC
Post Views: 1,837 Vinorelbine, a chemotherapy drug, is sold under the trade name of Navelbine to treat various types of cancer. It has been approved for treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer and…
Drug: Gemcitabine (Gemzar) to Treat NSCLC
Post Views: 1,601 Gemcitabine, US brand name Gemzar, is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug and belongs to the class of drugs known as antimetabolite. Antimetabolites are cell-cycle specific and they attack at specific…
Drug: Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel, Abraxane) to treat NSCLC
Post Views: 1,935 What is Abraxane? Abraxane is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug and is used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer. It is also used to treat breast cancer and pancreas cancer. Paclitaxel…
Drug: Carboplatin to Treat NSCLC
Post Views: 1,813 Carboplatin is an anticancer chemotherapy drug used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer. This chemotherapy drug contains platinum and is used alone or in combination with other medications to slow…
Drug: Cisplatin to Treat NSCLC
Post Views: 1,880 About Cisplatin Cisplatin is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug and is classified as an “alkylating agent.” It is used alone or in combination of other medications to slow the growth…
Merck’s Drug Keytruda for Treatment of NSCLC
Post Views: 2,306 Lung cancer is one of the most serious types of cancer and it is a malignant lung tumor caused by out of control cell growth. It can start in…