Cytoxan
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Cytoxan
(Other name for: cyclophosphamide)D1/3-MAGE-3-His fusion protein
A recombinant, chimeric protein derived from a melanoma antigenic epitope (MAGE-3) and recognized by specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. MAGE-3, a human peptide epitope present in the cytosol of melanoma cells, may be expressed as the fusion protein D1/3-Mage-3; this fusion protein may boost antitumoral immune responses when used in a vaccine formulation. Cytoxan
(Other name for: cyclophosphamide)
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THE BOY IS BACK! Mar 29, 2006
Curry Coastal Pilot, Doctors at Johns Hopkins wiped out Bradley's immune system using the drug Cytoxan. The hope is that his body will rebuild a new, healthy immune system. ...
Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, Rituxan® Active in Chronic ... Mar 10, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the treatment combination consisting of the chemotherapy agents pentostatin (Nipent®), cyclohpsophamide (Cytoxan®), and the ...
Adjuvant High-Dose Chemotherapy Improves Outcomes of HER2/neu ... Mar 7, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...the Netherlands have reported that patients with high-risk localized breast cancer receiving high-dose chemotherapy with Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide), Thiplex ...
Taxotere®/Platinol®/Herceptin® Effective in Locally Advanced ... Mar 22, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...cisplatin/Herceptin followed by surgery, followed by subsequent chemotherapy including Adriamycin® (doxorubicin) and Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide), radiation ...
NCCN: Cancer Network Develops Guidelines for Breast Cancer in ... Mar 13, 2006
CNN During pregnancy, patients have usually been treated with combinations of Adriamycin (doxorubicin), Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), and fluorouracil. ...
POST OF THE DAY Mar 10, 2006
Motley Fool ...therapy with Tysabri will do. Try Cytoxan, try Cisplatnin... heck, the list is not short and by no means pleasant. How many times do ...
Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Safe and Effective; Particularly for ... 21 Dec 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Patients received the study drugs Adriamycin® (doxorubicin), Taxol® (paclitaxel), and Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide), either concurrently, or sequentially in ...
Taxotere®/Cytoxan® Superior to Standard Adriamycin®/Cytoxan as ... Dec 14, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Researchers from the US Oncology Research in Houston reported that the chemotherapy combination Taxotere (docetaxel) plus Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) provides ...
SABCS: Taxotere-Cytoxan Combo Shows Survival Advantage in Breast ... Dec 12, 2005
MedPage Today, 12 - Adjuvant chemotherapy with Taxotere (docetaxel) and Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) delivers 33% better disease-free survival than the standard regimen of ...
Nipent®/Cytoxan®/Rituxan® Shows High Activity in High-Risk ... Nov 23, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Ohio State University and the Mayo Clinical have reported that the treatment combination consisting of Nipent (pentostatin), Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) and ...
Researchers study breast cancer therapy Dec 15, 2005
myDNA.com, It found that adjuvant chemotherapy with the drugs Taxotere (docetaxel) and Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) improves disease-free survival rates by 33 percent over ...
Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Safe and Effective—Particularly for ... Dec 13, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Patients were first randomly assigned to receive concurrent Adriamycin® (doxorubicin), Taxol® (paclitaxel), and Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide) or concurrent ...
Taxotere® Vs. Taxol® in Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer Dec 14, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Taxotere® (docetaxel) and Taxol® (paclitaxel) produce similar outcomes when given after Adriamycin® (doxorubicin) and Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide) in the ...
Taxol reduces breast cancer recurrence Dec 15, 2005
myDNA.com, ...team used conventional treatment methods as the control method, administering six cycles of fluorouracil (5FU), Ellence (epirubicin) and Cytoxan to each woman. ...
Hosp probed over lethal fungus Dec 20, 2005
New York Daily News, 3. Doctors treated him aggressively with the chemotherapy drug Cytoxan, and doctors later hinted he would be home for Thanksgiving. ...
Drug Fights Lupus-Linked Kidney Disease Nov 23, 2005
Forbes Currently, the standard of care for severe lupus is intravenous cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), a chemotherapy drug which has debilitating side effects including ...
SABCS: Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Called Safe and Effective Dec 12, 2005
MedPage Today, The study drugs were Adriamycin (doxorubicin), Taxol (paclitaxel), and Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide). In the sequential arm, they were ...
LUPUS: A transplant rejection drug may help stem kidney disease. Dec 11, 2005
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription), They were randomly given monthly injections of the chemotherapy drug Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) or daily oral doses of CellCept (micophenolate mofetil). ...
New drug CellCept far more effective in treating kidney problems ... Nov 24, 2005
News-Medical.net, ...as good at fighting kidney complications from the debilitating disease lupus with far fewer side effects than standard treatment using the cancer drug Cytoxan. ...
Roche drug helps lupus-linked kidney problems Nov 23, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, ...kidney complications from the debilitating disease lupus with far few side effects than standard treatment using the cancer drug Cytoxan, research showed on ...
SABCS: Low-dose Frequent Chemotherapy Plus Avastin Shows Activity ... Dec 9, 2005
MedPage Today, By itself, however, the so-called metronomic therapy with Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) and methotrexate was ineffective, reported Harold Burstein, MD, Ph.D., of ...
Drug shows promise in lupus patients Nov 30, 2005
Newsday, ...a study of 140 lupus patients that the 71 who got the anti-rejection medication improved, while the 69 who got standard therapy, a drug called Cytoxan, did not ...
Clinical Trial Supports Better Treatment For Lupus Patients ... Nov 24, 2005
Science Daily (press release) ...mycophenolate mofetil may be more effective in inducing remission than treating them with the standard regimen of intravenous cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), a new ...
Lupus nephritis, Mycophenolate Mofetil may be more effective in ... Dec 1, 2005
Xagena.it, ...inflammation Mycophenolate Mofetil ( CellCept ) may be more effective in inducing remission than standard regimen of intravenous Cyclophosphamide ( Cytoxan ). ...
Clinical Trial of New Drug Offers Hope to Lupus Patients Nov 28, 2005
Newsinferno.com, ...kidney inflammation, or nephritis, may benefit more from a drug called mycophenolate mofetil than from the current standard method of trearment with IV Cytoxan ...
(PRN) Positive ABRAXANE(R) Data in Early-Stage (Adjuvant) Breast ... Dec 9, 2005
Houston Chronicle, ...results were observed with dose-dense combination therapy in early-stage breast cancer patients who received AC (Adriamycin(R) plus Cytoxan(R)) followed by ...
The Pill Called Okay After All for Women With Stable Lupus Dec 14, 2005
MedPage Today, ...oral contraceptives could help to preserve ovarian function and reduce the likelihood of infertility from treatment with Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), and they ...
SUPG: Nipent Studies Presented at ASH Dec 9, 2005
PharmaLive.com (press release), 1. Abstract #4750 A Multi-Center, Open-Label Study To Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Pentostatin, Cytoxan, and Rituxan (PCR) in the Treatment of ...
Taxotere® and Taxol® Produce Same Results Following AC in ... Dec 15, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) recently reported results that both Taxotere (docetaxel) and Taxol (paclitaxel) following AC (Adriamycin®, Cytoxan®) result in ...
Enter symbol(s) Dec 9, 2005
Yahoo! News (press release) ...for publication only in Blood 1. Abstract #4750 A Multi-Center, Open-Label Study To Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Pentostatin, Cytoxan, and Rituxan (PCR ...
SABCS: No Differences Found In Taxane Treatment Results Dec 9, 2005
MedPage Today, ...disease. All patients received four cycles of Adriamycin (doxorubicin) and Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) before the taxane therapy. ...
SABCS: Shorter Chemotherapy Regimen Plus Taxol Reduces Breast ... Dec 12, 2005
MedPage Today, ...started in the late 1990s, used a regimen commonly used in Europe -- six cycles of 5-fluorouracil, Ellence (epirubicin), and Cytoxan (and cyclophosphamide ...
Other News To Note Dec 9, 2005
TMCnet ...said positive results were observed with dose-dense combination therapy in early stage breast cancer patients who received Adriamycin plus Cytoxan followed by ...
ACR: Lupus Prognoses Improve With Better Use of Standard Therapies Nov 21, 2005
MedPage Today, ...includes the use of high-dose steroids and other immunosuppressive and cytotoxic drugs, such as Imuran (azathioprine), Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), methotrexate ...
Kidney Transplant Drug May Help Lupus Nov 28, 2005
KSDK, ...mofetil" and researchers say it could be more effective in inducing remission than treating patients with the standard regimen of intravenous "cytoxan.". ...
Neulasta® and Aranesp® Provide Effective Hematopoietic Support ... Nov 21, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), A total of 135 patients received 4 cycles of Adriamycin® (doxorubicin) and Cytoxan® (cyclophosphamide) followed by 4 cycles of Taxol® (paclitaxel). ...
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