Epirubicin
Definition
Epirubicin is a semi-synthetic anthracycline-based anticancer (or antineoplastic) drug derived from doxorubicin. It is also known by its trade name Ellence.
Purpose
Epirubicin is used as the chemotherapy agent for adjuvant therapy in patients diagnosed with breast cancer, and, as determined by the attending oncologist, epirubicin may be used in the treatment of lung, gastric, and pancreatic cancers.
Description
It has been used extensively since the mid-1980s for both early stage and...
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