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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's  In-Depth Report For ALL, chemotherapy may be given into the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This is called intrathecal chemotherapy.
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- Detailed Description: The consensus statements on the management of ovarian cancer recommended intravenous paclitaxel (175 mg/m2 over 3 hr) plus intravenous carboplatin (area under the curve [AUC] 5.0-7.5 mg/ml∙min) given every 3 weeks for six cycles for first-line chemotherapy.
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- Intrathecal Pump Trial. Chronic pain can be extremely difficult to treat. In most cases, patients are left with the only of option of using medications to help dull the pain but even then, pain continues. As the dose of medications are increased to combat this pain, so does the likelihood of side effects from these medications.
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Oral Chemotherapy What is oral chemotherapy? Oral chemotherapy (chemo) is medicine used to shrink a tumor or kill cancer cells. Oral chemo is usually taken at home as a pill or liquid. What will my chemo schedule be? How often and how long you get chemo will depend on the type of cancer you have. It will also depend on the type of chemo you need, side effects, and how well the chemo works. You may be given more than one medicine at a time. You may take oral chemo daily, weekly, or once or twice a month.
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Evaluation of standardized triple intrathecal therapy toxicity in oncohematological pediatric patients Methods Prospective, descriptive and observational study in which all the administrations of standardized triple intrathecal chemotherapy in pediatric patients were registered. Main outcome measure Toxicity of the intrathecal therapy was recorded and possible risk factors were assessed.
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Chemotherapy and Other Drugs for Pancreatic Cancer Many different chemo drugs can be used to treat pancreatic cancer, including: Gemcitabine (Gemzar) 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) Irinotecan (Camptosar) Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin) Albumin-bound paclitaxel (Abraxane) Capecitabine (Xeloda) Cisplatin. Paclitaxel (Taxol) Docetaxel (Taxotere) Irinotecan liposome (Onivyde)
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Acronym: RICE Ifosfamide is an anti-cancer (antineoplastic or cytotoxic) chemotherapy drug. This medication is classified as an alkylating agent.. Ifosfamide is give through an infusion into a vein (intravenous, IV).
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List of chemotherapeutic agents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is a list of chemotherapeutic agents (also known as cytotoxic agents) that are known to be of use in chemotherapy for cancer. This list is organized by type of agent, although the subsections are not necessarily definitive and are subject to revision.ach drug is listed once (at present), though it might fall in more than one subsection. A full alphabetical listing is included after the categorical listing. The agents in this list are often combined into chemotherapy regimens for polychemotherapy (combination chemotherapy).
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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQÂ®)âHealth Professional Version Matloub Y, Lindemulder S, Gaynon PS, Sather H, La M, Broxson E, et al. Intrathecal triple therapy decreases central nervous system relapse but fails to improve event free survival when compared with intrathecal methotrexate: results of the Children’s Cancer Group (CCG) 1952 study for standard-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia, reported by the Children’s Oncology Group.
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intrathecal intrathecal (in´trəthē´kəl) , adj pertaining to a structure or substance contained within a sheath; in drug delivery, the injection of a therapeutic agent into the sheath surrounding the spinal cord.
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Types of Chemotherapy Antimetabolites are types of chemotherapy treatments that are very similar to normal substances within the cell. When the cells incorporate these substances into the cellular metabolism, they are unable to divide. Antimetabolites are cell-cycle specific. They attack cells at very specific phases in the cycle.
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- intrathecal definition: Adjective (not comparable) 1. Delivered into the spinal canal (intrathecal space surrounding the spinal cord), e.g. a spinal anaesthesia.Origin From intra- + New Latin theca (“case, envelope, sheath”) + -al....
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Description and Brand Names Intrathecal baclofen is used to help relax certain muscles in your body. It relieves the spasms, cramping, and tightness of muscles caused by medical problems such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or certain injuries to the spine.
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Types of Chemotherapy There are several types of alkylating agents used in chemotherapy treatments: 1  Mustard gas derivatives: Mechlorethamine, Cyclophosphamide, Chlorambucil, Melphalan, and Ifosfamide.  Ethylenimines: Thiotepa and Hexamethylmelamine.
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Ovarian Cancer Chemotherapy: Know Your Treatment Options Chemotherapy Treatment for Ovarian Cancer. The chemotherapy drugs used to treat ovarian cancer are fairly standard. Typically doctors combine a platinum-based drug such as carboplatin (Paraplatin) or cisplatin with a taxane such as paclitaxel (Taxol) or docetaxel (Taxotere). Two different methods are used to administer the drugs.
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Chemotherapy Chemotherapy drugs can be given in different ways, including: Chemotherapy infusions. Chemotherapy is most often given as an infusion into a vein (intravenously). The drugs can be given by inserting a tube with a needle into a vein in your arm or into a device in a vein in your chest. Chemotherapy pills.
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Treatment of Stage IV (Metastatic) Breast Cancer Treatment options for stage IV breast cancer. For women with stage IV breast cancer, systemic (drug) therapies are the main treatments. These may include: Hormone therapy. Chemotherapy (chemo) Targeted drugs, such as trastuzumab (Herceptin) and pertuzumab (Perjeta) Some combination of these.
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Intrathecal administration Intrathecal baclofen also carries none of the side effects, such as sleepiness, that typically occur with oral baclofen. However, intrathecal baclofen pumps carry serious clinical risks, such as infection or a possibly fatal sudden malfunction, that oral baclofen does not. A tremendous amount of care is taken to ensure the optimal location of the pump and catheter, based upon medical considerations and patient requirements.
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Medication Summary Medication Summary. Multiple chemotherapeutic agents are active against non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and can be used alone or in combination, depending on the histology and stage of the disease and whether the patient can tolerate chemotherapy.
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- Breast cancer survivors who received the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel (Taxol) are at an increased risk of developing neuropathic pain, according to new findings suggesting that these patients be frequently monitored for such chronic pain following chemotherapy.
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- Class Summary. Cisplatin, carboplatin, and paclitaxel are chemotherapy agents approved for the initial treatment of ovarian cancer. Intrastrand cross-linking of DNA and inhibition of DNA precursors are among proposed mechanisms of action for cisplatin. The mechanism of action for paclitaxel is tubulin polymerization and microtubule stabilization.
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Hipec: Controversial âHot Chemo Bathâ Treatment Grows In Popularity Hipec: Controversial 'Hot Chemo Bath' Treatment Grows In Popularity. A new cancer treatment called Hipec (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy) is slowly growing in popularity -- one that involves surgically removing cancerous tumors from the abdominal cavity, then bathing the cavity with hot chemotherapy to kill any cancer cells left in there.
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- Infusion Therapy FAQs. Patients come to the Infusion Therapy Center (ITC) for chemotherapy, intravenous fluids, medications or blood products. ITC appointments may be on the same day or on a separate day from your follow-up visit with your oncologist.
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Lymphoma in Cats Uses of chemotherapy. For mesotheliomas that can be treated with surgery, chemo may be given before surgery to try to shrink the cancer and lower the risk of spread. This is called neoadjuvant therapy. Chemo can also be given after surgery to try to kill any cancer cells that were left behind.or cancers that can’t be removed with surgery, chemo may be the main treatment (alone or along with radiation therapy). Chemo may shrink the cancer or slow its growth, but it is very unlikely to make it go away completely.
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- Chemotherapy: Gemcitabine 100 mg/m2 intravenously was given weekly, 30 minutes prior to radiation for six weeks. During CRT, dose was modified on a weekly basis. If the WBC count was <2,000/mm3 or platelet count was <50,000/mm3, all chemotherapy for that week was omitted. If the WBC count was <1,000/mm3 or platelet count
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Methotrexate 25 mg/ml Injection Untoward side effects may occur with any given intrathecal injection and are commonly neurological in character. Large doses may cause convulsions. Methotrexate given by the intrathecal route appears significantly in the systemic circulation and may cause systemic methotrexate toxicity. Therefore, systemic antileukemic therapy with the drug should be appropriately adjusted, reduced or discontinued.