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Definition for carmustine
Carmustine or BCNU (= "bis-chloronitrosourea") is a mustard gas -related ?-chloro- nitrosourea compound used as an alkylating agent in chemotherapy .
Carmustine for injection is marketed under the name BiCNU by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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Carmustine or BCNU (= "bis-chloronitrosourea") is a mustard gas -related ?-chloro- nitrosourea compound used as an alkylating agent in chemotherapy .
Carmustine for injection is marketed under the name BiCNU by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
It is used in the treatment of several types of brain cancer (including glioma , glioblastoma multiforme , medulloblastoma and astrocytoma ), multiple myeloma and lymphoma ( Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin ).
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MedlinePlus Drug Information: Carmustine
Carmustine ... Carmustine can cause a decrease in the number of blood cells in your bone marrow. ... if you are allergic to carmustine or any other drugs. ...
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Carmustine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carmustine or BCNU is a mustard gas-related ?-chloro-nitrosourea compound used ... Nitrosoureas:(Carmustine, Fotemustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmustine
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carmustine medical facts from Drugs.com
Physician reviewed carmustine patient information - includes carmustine description, dosage and directions. ... side effects from treatment with carmustine. ...
http://www.drugs.com/mtm/carmustine.html
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Carmustine - Yahoo! Health
Carmustine should only be administered under the supervision of a qualified healthcare provider experienced in the use of cancer chemotherapeutic agents.
http://health.yahoo.com/cancer-medications/carmustine/healthwise--d01342a1.html
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carmustine-injection Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
carmustine-injection glossary includes a list of carmustine-injection related medical definitions and related links on MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/carmustine-injection/glossary.htm
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BiCNU (Carmustine) drug description - prescription drugs and medications at RxList
Find BiCNU (Carmustine) medication description and details on prescription drugs.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/carmustine.htm
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Carmustine (Implantation-Local) - MayoClinic.com
Mayo Clinic offers award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living. ... Carmustine interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR203660
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Drugs and Treatments - Carmustine in Polifeprosan Impl - Patient Handout from WebMD
Information on Carmustine in Polifeprosan Impl - Patient Handout. Find the answers you need about over the counter and prescription medications, vitamins and ...
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-20214-Carmustine%20in%20Poli...
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Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide: appraisal consultation document
... to conduct an appraisal of carmustine implants and temozolomide for the ... (PCV therapy), or single-agent treatment with carmustine or lomustine. ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=394242
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Carmustine facts and comparsions at Drugs.com
All about Carmustine. View complete and up to date Carmustine information - part of the Drugs.com trusted medication database.
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/carmustine.html
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CARMUSTINE - INJECTION (BiCNU) side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions.
Read more about the prescription drug CARMUSTINE - INJECTION. ... WARNING: Carmustine has caused severe, even fatal, lung problems (pulmonary ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/carmustine-injection/article.htm
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Success Story: Carmustine (BCNU, NSC 409962)
1962 Carmustine (BCNU, NSC 409962) was synthesized by Southern Research ... The NCDDG helped develop a new form of Carmustine, a successful anticancer agent. ...
http://dtp.nci.nih.gov/timeline/flash/success_stories/S1_Carmustine.htm
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Definition of carmustine - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Report Finds Cancer Death Rate Decline Doubling ... carmustine. An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents. ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=45976
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Carmustine (Intravenous Route) - MayoClinic.com
Mayo Clinic offers award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living. ... Carmustine belongs to the group of medicines known as ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR601553
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Drugs and Treatments - Carmustine IV - Patient Handout from WebMD
Information on Carmustine IV - Patient Handout. Find the answers you need about over the counter and prescription medications, vitamins and supplements, and much more.
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-19920-Carmustine+IV.aspx?dru...
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Cerebral edema associated with Gliadel wafers: Two case studies
Carmustine was initially introduced intravascularly for treatment of malignant ... higher local concentrations of carmustine over a greater period of ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=1871626
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Carmustine advanced consumer information | Drugs.com
Carmustine patient information - advanced edition from the United States Pharmacopoeia. ... Carmustine (kar-MUS-teen) belongs to the group of medicines known ...
http://www.drugs.com/cons/carmustine.html
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Pharmacogenomics: Teaching Old Drugs New Tricks
Carmustine (BCNU) and other nitrosoureas kill by alkylating the O6 position of ... is complex, a lack of MGMT appears to correlate with sensitivity to carmustine. ...
http://discover.nci.nih.gov/host/2000_pharmecogenomics.jsp
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Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide
Carmustine implants are recommended as a possible treatment for people with ... guidance on the use of carmustine implants and temozolomide for the treatment ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byID&r=true&o=11620
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CARMUSTINE/POLIFEPROSAN 20 - IMPLANT (Gliadel) side effects, medical uses, and drug interactions.
Read more about the prescription drug CARMUSTINE/POLIFEPROSAN 20 ... carmustine-polifeprosan 20-implant Index. Glossary. GENERIC NAME: CARMUSTINE/POLIFEPROSAN ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/carmustine-polifeprosan_20-implant/article.htm
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Glioma (recurrent) - carmustine implants
Carmustine implants for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme ... Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd (carmustine) Cambridge Laboratories (procarbazine) ...
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=259725&c=304850
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Drugs and Treatments - Carmustine IV - Drug Interactions from WebMD
Information on Carmustine IV - Drug Interactions. Find the answers you need about over the counter and prescription medications, vitamins and supplements, and much more.
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-19920-Carmustine%20IV.aspx?d...
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Carmustine (Implantation Route) - MayoClinic.com
Mayo Clinic offers award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living. ... Carmustine belongs to the group of medicines known as ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DR600313
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Carmustine Implant Wafer facts and comparsions at Drugs.com
All about Carmustine Implant Wafer. View complete and up to date Carmustine Implant Wafer information - part of the Drugs.com trusted medication database.
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/carmustine-implant-wafer.html
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Brain Tumors: Primary
( CCNU is also referred to as lomustine and, like carmustine above, is a nitrosourea. ... appear to be any more effective than carmustine for these tumors. ...
http://adam.about.com/reports/000089_10.htm
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Definition of polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant - National Cancer Institute Drug Dictionary
... biodegradable wafer containing the agent carmustine with antineoplastic activity. ... poly-anhydride copolymer and contains the nitrosourea carmustine. ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/Templates/drugdictionary.aspx?CdrID=43142
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carmustine-polifeprosan 20-implant Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
carmustine-polifeprosan 20-implant glossary includes a list of carmustine-polifeprosan 20-implant related medical definitions and related links on MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/carmustine-polifeprosan_20-implant/glossary.htm
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BiCNU (carmustine) medical facts from Drugs.com
Physician reviewed BiCNU patient information - includes BiCNU description, dosage and directions. ... the possible side effects from treatment with carmustine. ...
http://www.drugs.com/mtm/bicnu.html
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Glioma (recurrent) - carmustine implants
Carmustine implants for the treatment of recurrent ... Glioma (recurrent) - carmustine implants - Response to comments on the provisional matrix ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=259725
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Drugs and Treatments - Carmustine in Polifeprosan Impl - Drug Interactions from WebMD
Information on Carmustine in Polifeprosan Impl - Drug Interactions. Find the answers you need about over the counter and prescription medications, vitamins and ...
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-20214-Carmustine%20in%20Poli...
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The DNA-Repair Gene MGMT and the Clinical Response of Gliomas to Alkylating Agents
... with gliomas who were not treated with carmustine (or other alkylating agents) ... of a causal relation between the activity of carmustine and the methylation. ...
http://discover.nci.nih.gov/host/2001_DNArepair_abstract.jsp
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Gliadel (carmustine) medical facts from Drugs.com
Physician reviewed Gliadel patient information - includes Gliadel description, dosage and directions. ... possible side effects from treatment with carmustine. ...
http://www.drugs.com/mtm/gliadel.html
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Definition of carmustine - National Cancer Institute Drug Dictionary
Carmustine alkylates and cross-links DNA during all phases of the cell cycle, ... Carmustine is highly lipophilic and crosses the blood-brain barrier readily. ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/Templates/drugdictionary.aspx?CdrID=43027
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Chapter 11: Chemotherapy-Related Nausea & Vomiting: Phases of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea & Emesis
The Symptom Research interactive clinical research textbook contains over 20 chapters on different aspects ... Carmustine < 250 mg/m2. Cisplatin < 50 mg/m2 ...
http://symptomresearch.nih.gov/Chapter_11/sec4/cgms4pg5.htm
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Drugs and Treatments - Carmustine IV - Conditions from WebMD
Information on Carmustine IV - Conditions. Find the answers you need about over the counter and prescription medications, vitamins and supplements, and much more.
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-19920-Carmustine+IV.aspx?dru...
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Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide (appraisal consultation)
... to conduct an appraisal of Carmustine implants and temozolomide for the ... types of tumours in study arms, which could have favoured carmustine implants. ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=285494
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Carmustine Implantation-Local advanced consumer information | Drugs.com
Carmustine Implantation-Local patient information - advanced edition from the United States Pharmacopoeia. ... For carmustine, the following should be considered: ...
http://www.drugs.com/cons/carmustine-implantation-local.html
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Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide: Audit criteria
Disease Area / Condition:None, None, None ... diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide: Audit criteria ...
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/related.aspx?o=438287
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Gliadel wafers in the treatment of malignant glioma: a systematic review
... of interstitial chemotherapy with carmustine-loaded polymers (Gliadel wafers: ... neoplasms" were combined with the text words "Gliadel," "carmustine," and "bcnu. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Drugs and Treatments - Carmustine in Polifeprosan Impl - Side Effects from WebMD
Information on Carmustine in Polifeprosan Impl - Side Effects. Find the answers you need about over the counter and prescription medications, vitamins and ...
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-20214-Carmustine+in+Polifepr...
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Definition of carmustine - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Send to Printer. carmustine. An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called alkylating agents. ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?print=1&cdrid=45976
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Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide
Appeal announcement - Carmustine implants and temozolomide for the treatment of ... and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide (appraisal ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=285589
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Complete Carmustine information from Drugs.com
All about Carmustine. View complete and up to date Carmustine information - part of the Drugs.com trusted medication database.
http://www.drugs.com/ppa/carmustine.html
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Drugs and Treatments - Carmustine in Polifeprosan Impl - Conditions from WebMD
Information on Carmustine in Polifeprosan Impl - Conditions. Find the answers you need about over the counter and prescription medications, vitamins and supplements, ...
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-20214-Carmustine+in+Polifepr...
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Nitrosourea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carmustine. ENU (Ethylnitrosourea) Streptozotocin. They are often used in chemotherapy. ... Nitrosoureas:(Carmustine, Fotemustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrosourea
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Definition of polifeprosan 20 carmustine implant - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Report Finds Cancer Death Rate Decline Doubling ... used to deliver the anticancer drug carmustine directly into a brain tumor site ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=306511
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TA121 Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide: Guidance (MS Word format)
Welcome to the National Institute for Health and Clinical ... Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide " Professional ...
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA121/guidance/word/English
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CARMUSTINE (BCNU)
Carmustine ... Category Antineoplastic Description Carmustine (kar-MUS-teen) belongs to the ... Carmustine Implantation-Local ...
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Drugs and Treatments - Carmustine in Polifeprosan Impl - Warnings from WebMD
Information on Carmustine in Polifeprosan Impl - Warnings. Find the answers you need about over the counter and prescription medications, vitamins and supplements, ...
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-20214-Carmustine+in+Polifepr...
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NICE 2000/ [INSERT REF NO
... guidance today (27 June 2007) on the use of carmustine implants ... Carmustine implants, within their licensed indications, are ... Carmustine ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/niceMedia/pdf/2007034LaunchofGlioma.pdf
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