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Acronym: CMF

Most often associated with treatment of Breast Cancer.

Cyclophosphamide

(Cytoxan®, Neosar®)

Cancers treated with cyclophosphamide include: Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt’s lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML), acute myelocytic leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), t-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides), multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma; breast, testicular, endometrial, ovarian, and lung cancers, and in conditioning regimens for bone marrow transplantation.

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Methotrexate

(Rheumatrex®, TrexallTM, Amethopterin, Methotrexate Sodium, MTX)

Used in the treatment of breast, head and neck, lung, stomach, and esophagus cancers. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), sarcomas, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), gestational trophoblastic cancer, and mycosis fungoides (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma).

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5-Fluorouracil

(Fluorouracil, Adrucil®)

Colon and rectal cancer, Breast cancer, Gastrointestinal cancers including: anal, esphageal, pancreas and gastric (stomach). Head and neck cancer, Hepatoma (liver cancer). Ovarian cancer. Topical use (cream or solution) in basal cell cancer of the skin and actinic keratoses.

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