the active ingredient in a drug used to treat severe side effects caused by certain anticancer drugs. under the brand name totect it is used to treat the toxic effects of an anticancer drug that leaks from a vein into surrounding tissue and causes tissue damage. under the brand name zinecard it is used to reduce heart damage in women given doxorubicin for breast cancer that has spread. dexrazoxane is also being studied in the treatment of cancer. it is a type of cardioprotective agent, a type of chemoprotective agent, and a type of topoisomerase inhibitor.
出典:Wiktionary
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/02/02 11:12 UTC 版)
Dexrazoxane hydrochloride (Zinecard by Pfizer in USA and Canada; Cardioxane by Novartis for EU and other countries) is a cardioprotective agent.