Anthracycline

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Narrower Terms 5 Related Terms 6 Scope Note 7 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

aclarubicin

See for

nogalamycin

Broader Terms

antineoplastic antibiotic

Narrower Terms

daunorubicin, doxorubicin

Related Terms

tetracycline

Scope Note

organic compounds with a tetrahydronaphthacenedione ring structure attached by a glycosidic linkage to the amino sugar daunosamine.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• This work has clearly shown that when the rate of transmembrane transport of anthracycline is high enough, the efflux mediated by the protein transporter is not able to pace with it.
• Arm II: Patients receive ovarian function suppression as in arm I and concurrent chemotherapy for at least 2 months (if an anthracycline is included) or at least 4 months (if no anthracycline is included).
• Patients in the adjuvant chemotherapy stratum receive chemotherapy concurrently with triptorelin for at least 2 months (if anthracycline is included) or at least 4 months (if no anthracycline is included).
• Concurrent therapy after the anthracycline is probably better.
• CT = recommended chemotherapy: 2 months if an anthracycline is included or 4 months if no anthracycline is given; OFS = ovarian function suppression with GnRH analog (triptorelin 3.

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