chemotherapeutic agent
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agent
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The latter gene-targeted (' antigene ') strategy, where the oligonucleotide can be viewed as a potentialchemotherapeuticagent, can achieve exquisite sequence-selective recognition of the targeted duplex.
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Medications that commonly cause this problem include thechemotherapeuticagentcyclophosphamide with rates of 2 to 40%.
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They are usually given intravenously, shortly before administration of thechemotherapeuticagent, although some authors have argued that oral administration may be preferred.
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How does one code for a patient who dies of heart failure, after having received achemotherapeuticagent which has known deleterious cardiac side-effects?
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It is a proposedchemotherapeuticagentagainst filaria and trichomonas.
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Other examples of indolequinones include natural compound mitomycin and the relatedchemotherapeuticagentapaziquone.
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The first modernchemotherapeuticagentwas arsphenamine, an arsenic compound discovered in 1909 and used to treat syphilis.
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The hypertonic mannitol is injected and afterwards achemotherapeuticagentis injected.
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The devices have different applications regarding duration of chemotherapy treatment, method of delivery and types ofchemotherapeuticagent.
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Alternatively, chemotherapeutic agents, of which there are some that are specific for picornaviruses, might be effective.
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These derivatives might therefore be considered as new lead compounds for chemotherapeutic agents against parasitic nematode infections.
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In addition, considerable experience was acquired in the modulation and elimination of infection, usually with chemotherapeutic agents.
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Chemotherapeutic agents may potentially exacerbate inflammatory processes, causing excess release of cytokines.
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There is also increasing evidence that bisphosphonates, particularly third-generation agents, have synergy with commonly used chemotherapeutic agents.
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Current research indicates the cognitive domains that may be most impacted by chemotherapeutic agents are visual and verbal memory, attention, and psychomotor functioning.
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Chemotherapeutic agents target rapidly dividing cells, and thus normal cells with high proliferation rates are also affected.
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Like other traditional chemotherapeutic agents, cisplatin has untoward side-effects (nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and neuropathy) and clinical drug resistance does occur.
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