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Drug: Thalomid
Company: Celgene |
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patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
Multiple myeloma, also known as myeloma, is a hematologic cancer, or cancer of the blood. It is the second most common blood cancer, after non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and represents approximately 1% of all cancers in white individuals and 2% of all cancers in black individuals.
The American Cancer Society estimates that 20,520 new cases of multiple myeloma will be diagnosed in 201
Treatment for: Dermatology
Areas: Dermatology / Plastic Surgery |
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Drug: Arixtra
Company: Organon, Sanofi-Synthelabo |
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| injectable solution for subcutaneous use, has been approved as a preventative treatment for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in adults undergoing hip fracture, hip replacement, or knee replacement surgery. It is adminstered through a single dose, prefilled syringe, affixed with an automatic needle protection system. Arixtra is the only antithrombotic agent approved in the United States for hip fracture surgery. |
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Drug: REVLIMID
Company: Celgene |
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Is used with dexamethasone to treat patients with multiple myeloma who have already had another treatment.
Dexamethasone is a synthetic steroid with anti-inflammatory effects. It can alter your body's immune response.
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Drug: Rituxan
Company: Biogen IDEC, Genentech |
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Rituximab is used alone or with other medications to treat certain types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL; a type of cancer that begins in a type of white blood cells that normally fights infection). Rituximab is also used with another medication to treat the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA; a condition in which the body attacks its own joints, causing pain, swelling, and loss of function) in people who have already been treated with a certain type of medication called a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor.
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Drug: Dexamethasone (Decadron)
Company: Decadron, Hexadrol |
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| Corticosteroid, is similar to a natural hormone produced by the adrenal glands and is used to treat arthritis, skin, blood, kidney, eye, thyroid, intestinal disorders, severe allergies, and asthma. Decadron is also used to treat certain types of cancer and occasionally, cerebral edema. |
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| Drug: Aranesp (Darbepoetin alfa) |
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| Injection is used to treat anemia (a lower than normal number of red blood cells) in people with chronic kidney failure (condition in which the kidneys slowly and permanently stop working over a period of time). Darbepoetin alfa injection is also used to treat anemia caused by chemotherapy |
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| indicated for the prevention of Nausea and Vomiting caused by surgery, high-risk and moderate-risk chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. (film, like a listerine strips) |
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used with chemotherapy to treat cancer of the colon (large intestine) or rectum that has spread to other parts of the body. Bevacizumab is also used with chemotherapy to treat certain types of lung cancer. Bevacizumab is also used with chemotherapy to treat breast cancer that has spread to other
Bevacizumab is a drug designed to stop the signals cancer cells use to attract new blood vessels. Without new blood vessels to bring oxygen and nutrients to the tumor, the cancer cells die.
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Ondansetron is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. Ondansetron is in a class of medications called serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonists. It works by blocking the action of serotonin, a natural substance that may cause nausea and vomiting
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Used to treat or prevent harmful blood clots. Preventing harmful blood clots helps to reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack. This medication helps keep your blood flowing smoothly by lowering the activity of clotting proteins in the blood. Dalteparin is a type of heparin, and works as an anticoagulant (commonly called a "blood thinner").
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| Everolimus is used to treat kidney cancer. It is also used to treat certain tumors in the brain and certain tumors of the pancreas. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells |
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Used to treat or prevent a type of blood clot called deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which can lead to blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary embolism). A DVT can occur after certain types of surgery, or in people who are bed-ridden due to a prolonged illness.
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Lupron is used in men to treat the symptoms of prostate cancer. Lupron treats only the symptoms of prostate cancer and does not treat the cancer itself.
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| This medication is used to treat certain types of breast cancer (such as hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer) in women after menopause. Exemestane is also used to help prevent the cancer from returning. Some breast cancers are made to grow faster by a natural hormone called estrogen. Exemestane decreases the amount of estrogen the body makes and helps to slow or reverse the growth of these breast cancers. |
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