• ONCOLOGY DRUGS IN THE NEWS

    1. ARSENIC TRIOXIDE: For treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome, monotherapy in transfusion-dependent patients (category-chemo).
    2. RALOXIFENE HCI: Breast cancer prophylaxis in high risk postmenopausal women. (category-hormones)
    3. BORTEZOMIB: Treatment for mantle cell lymphoma (category-chemo)
    4. TEMSIROLIMUS: Treatment for advanced renal cell ca (category- chemo)
    5. IBILIMUMAB: Treatment for mets. melanoma, used in combination with dacarbazine and also used in hormone-refractory prostate cancer.

     

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