Liposomal doxorubicin

Liposomal doxorubicin

Liposomal doxorubicin is a chemotherapy ("antineoplastic" or "cytotoxic") anti-cancer drug. It is most commonly used to treat ovarian cancer and Aids-related Kaposi's sarcoma, but may also be used to treat advanced breast cancer [http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Treatments/Chemotherapy/Individualdrugs/Liposomaldoxorubicin] . It is the drug doxorubicin encapsulated in a closed lipid sphere (liposome). This medication is classified as an anthracycline antibiotic. [http://www.chemocare.com/bio/doxorubicin_liposomal.asp]

External links

* [http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Treatments/Chemotherapy/Individualdrugs/Liposomaldoxorubicin Cancerbackup Liposomal doxorubicin (Caelyx, Myocet)]
* [http://www.chemocare.com/bio/doxorubicin_liposomal.asp Chemotherapy Drugs Doxorubicin liposomal]


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