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Therapy Name | Cyclophosphamide + Methotrexate + Vincristine Sulfate |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Cyclophosphamide | Cytoxan | CPM | Chemotherapy - Alkylating 18 | Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) is an alkylating agent, which inhibits DNA replication (NCI Drug Dictionary). Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) is FDA approved in multiple hematological malignancies, breast cancer, neuroblastoma, ovarian cancer, and retinoblastoma (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Methotrexate | Abitrexate | Amethopterin | Chemotherapy - Antimetabolite 14 | Methotrexate is an antimetabolite, which inhibits DHFR resulting in decreased immune function and antineoplastic activity and is FDA approved for psoriasis, RA, and several cancers including choriocarcinoma, AML, lung, head and neck and epidermoid (FDA.gov). |
Vincristine Sulfate | Oncovin | 22-Oxovincaleukoblastine|vincristine | Oncovin (vincristine) binds microtubules and prevents mitotic spindle formation, resulting in cell-cycle arrest (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT02017964 | Phase II | Carboplatin + Etoposide Cyclophosphamide + Methotrexate + Vincristine Sulfate | Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Non-Metastatic Desmoplastic Medulloblastoma | Completed | USA | CAN | AUS | 1 |