AD 32
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| AD 32 | |
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| Term | AD 32 |
| Short definition | AD 32 - A drug used to treat bladder cancer in situ that did not improve after treatment with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). It is used in patients who cannot have surgery straight away to remove all or part of the bladder. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
AD 32 - A drug used to treat bladder cancer in situ that did not improve after treatment with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). It is used in patients who cannot have surgery straight away to remove all or part of the bladder. AD 32 is administered as a solution via a catheter that is inserted into the bladder. It blocks a specific enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair and can kill cancer cells. AD 32 is a type of anthracycline antibiotic and a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. Also called Valrubicin and Valstar
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