Besides carboplatin and cisplatin, other cancer drugs with limited availability include 5-fluorouracil, fludarabine phosphate, dacarbazine, methotrexate, amifostine, azacitidine, and capecitabine.

It already owns virology drug Foscavir (foscarnet), Ethyol (amifostine) to protect the kidneys being damaged by cancer chemotherapy, and the anthracycline antidote Totect (dexrazoxane).

Amifostine was one of the first drugs approved as a radioprotectant. It is traditionally given to reduce dry mouth prior to receiving radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer.

Hindi television and Bollywood actor Hina Khan took to Instagram recently to talk about her struggle with mucositis.

dimesna and amifostine), growth factors or growth-factor modulators (for example, erythropoietin, acetyl-l-carnitine and xaliproden). However, it should be acknowledged that these trials ...

Dermatol Surg. 2018 Nov;44(11):1396-1401. Tchanque-Fossuo CN, Donneys A, Deshpande SS, et al. Radioprotection With Amifostine Enhances Bone Strength and Regeneration and Bony Union in a Rat Model of ...

Summary and Introduction Clinical Application—Disease Entities Theoretical Framework for Therapy−The 'Steel Paradigm' Conclusion References Theoretical Framework for Therapy−The 'Steel ...