Brand Name(s): Gemzar
CAS nº: 95058-81-4
(gem SIGH tah bean)
What is Gemcitabine?
Gemcitabine is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication. It acts by interfering with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
This medicine is used to treat pancreatic cancer, particularly when it has metastasized, or spread to other parts of the body (Stage IVB). In combination with the drug cisplatin, gemcitabine is the first-line treatment for inoperable, metastasized non-small cell lung cancer.
Sometimes it is also used to treat cancers of the bladder or breast, or epithelial ovarian cancer.
Gemcitabine's brand name is Gemzar®.
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