Difference between revisions of "Amrubicin (Calsed)"

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Class/mechanism: Synthetic third generation anthracycline and topoisomerase II inhibitor.<ref>[http://www.ds-pharma.com/news/prior/sumitomo_2002/20021206.html Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. press release about launch of amrubicin (Calsed) on 12/6/2002]</ref><ref>[http://www.ds-pharma.com/news/2012/20120905.html Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma submits an application for anticancer antibiotic amrubicin HCI (Brand name in Japan: CALSED®) in China, 9/5/2012]</ref>
 
Class/mechanism: Synthetic third generation anthracycline and topoisomerase II inhibitor.<ref>[http://www.ds-pharma.com/news/prior/sumitomo_2002/20021206.html Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. press release about launch of amrubicin (Calsed) on 12/6/2002]</ref><ref>[http://www.ds-pharma.com/news/2012/20120905.html Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma submits an application for anticancer antibiotic amrubicin HCI (Brand name in Japan: CALSED®) in China, 9/5/2012]</ref>
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Revision as of 01:38, 9 October 2017

General information

Class/mechanism: Synthetic third generation anthracycline and topoisomerase II inhibitor.[1][2]
Route: IV
Extravasation: no information

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Diseases for which it is used

Clinical trials

Patient drug information

No information available.

Also known as

AMR, amrubicin HCI, SM-5887.

References