Carmustine
Bicnu, Gliadel (carmustine) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Carmustine was first approved as Bicnu on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat brain neoplasms, carcinoma, colonic neoplasms, ependymoma, and glioblastoma amongst others in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat hodgkin disease and non-hodgkin lymphoma. The pharmaceutical is active against glutathione reductase, mitochondrial.
Trade Name | Bicnu, Gliadel |
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Common Name | Carmustine |
Indication | brain neoplasms, carcinoma, colonic neoplasms, ependymoma, glioblastoma, hodgkin disease, lung neoplasms, medulloblastoma, melanoma, multiple myeloma, non-hodgkin lymphoma |
Drug Class | Antineoplastics (chloroethylamine derivatives) |