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2. Alternative cancer treatments - Wikipedia

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   Most alternative cancer treatments have not been tested in proper clinical trials. Among studies that have been published, the quality is often poor. A 2006 review of 196 clinical trials that studied unconventional cancer treatments found a lack of early-phase testing, little rationale for dosing regimens, and poor statistical analyses. [11]

3. Altretamine - Wikipedia

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   It is indicated for use as a single agent in the palliative treatment of patients with persistent or recurrent ovarian cancer following first-line therapy with cisplatin and/or alkylating agent-based combination. [1] It is not considered a first-line treatment, [2] but it can be useful as salvage therapy. [3]

4. Etoposide - Wikipedia

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   Etoposide, sold under the brand name Vepesid among others, is a chemotherapy medication used for the treatments of a number of types of cancer including testicular cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, neuroblastoma, and ovarian cancer. [2] It is also used for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. [3] It is used by mouth or injection into a ...

5. Antihormone therapy - Wikipedia

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   Ovarian suppression is known to slow the growth of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in premenopausal women [13] and can also help preserve fertility during chemotherapy. [14] Ovarian suppression through drugs temporarily shuts down the ovaries preventing the production of oestrogen, thus slowing the rate of growth of hormone receptor ...

6. PARP inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   Side effects of PARP inhibitor treatment for cancer may include neutropenia, and a risk of anaemia. [25] People who take this medication also commonly report fatigue. [ 25 ] The toxicity profile of PARP inhibitors when treating cancer has not been found to be more serious than chemotherapy agents, however, further research is needed to ...

7. Cisplatin - Wikipedia

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   Cisplatin is administered intravenously as short-term infusion in normal saline for treatment of solid and haematological malignancies. It is used to treat various types of cancers, including sarcomas, some carcinomas (e.g., small cell lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck and ovarian cancer), lymphomas, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, [9] and germ cell tumors.