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Carcinoma (Carcinomatosis) Summary

Description: A malignant neoplasm made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate the surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases. It is a histological type of neoplasm but is often wrongly used as a synonym for "cancer." (From Dorland, 27th ed)

Also Known As: Carcinomatosis; Carcinomas; Epithelioma; Epithelial Tumors, Malignant; Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms Show All >>

Networked: 105989 relevant articles (3502 outcomes, 13582 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Carcinoma

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Cisplatin (Platino) : 230 outcomes 662 studies in 2840 results : FDA 6 Generic
  2. Fluorouracil (Carac) : 141 outcomes 371 studies in 1751 results : FDA 33 Generic
  3. Paclitaxel (Taxol) : 107 outcomes 351 studies in 1157 results : FDA 13 Generic
  4. Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) : 81 outcomes 253 studies in 1416 results : FDA 12 Generic
  5. Platinum : 61 outcomes 171 studies in 701 results : IBA
  6. Carboplatin (JM8) : 60 outcomes 219 studies in 611 results : FDA 29 Generic
  7. gemcitabine : 60 outcomes 215 studies in 585 results : FDA 7
  8. Antigens : 58 outcomes 319 studies in 3225 results : IBA
  9. Hormones : 57 outcomes 227 studies in 1954 results : IBA
  10. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) : 55 outcomes 454 studies in 4503 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Carcinoma

  1. Neoplasms (Cancer)
  2. Neoplasm Metastasis (Metastasis)
  3. Carcinoma (Carcinomatosis)
  4. Breast Neoplasms (Breast Cancer)
  5. Melanoma (Melanoma, Malignant)
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Key Therapies for Carcinoma

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  1. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) : 581 outcomes 1124 studies in 7054 results
  2. Radiotherapy : 329 outcomes 830 studies in 6623 results
  3. Heterologous Transplantation (Xenotransplantation) : 123 outcomes 234 studies in 1677 results
  4. Combination Drug Therapy (Combination Chemotherapy) : 77 outcomes 112 studies in 662 results
  5. Lymph Node Excision (Lymph Node Dissection) : 58 outcomes 130 studies in 1593 results
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