Recent news on Carmustine

MGI PHARMA to Present at the Bank of America Healthcare Conference  -  May 24, 2007
Insurance News Net,...hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen(R) (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in the United States.

NICE Recommendation on Breakthrough Cancer Treatment Gliadel ...  -  May 14, 2007
Oxfordshire Bioscience Network (press release),Gliadel is an innovative chemotherapy implant in the form of small biodegradable discs containing carmustine that are placed at the site where the tumour is

Aquavan(R) (Fospropofol Disodium) Injection Data Presented at ...  -  May 24, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen(R) (decitabine) for Injection, and Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in the United States.

NICE finally approves glioma drugs after finding error in its ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies,Carmustine implants are recommended as an option for the treatment of newly diagnosed high-grade glioma only for patients in whom 90% or more of the tumour

MGI PHARMA Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  Apr 19, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Sales of Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) were $9.7 million for the first quarter of 2007, compared to $9.7 million in the first

High-Dose Bexxar with Stem Cell Support Effective in Elderly B ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Bexxar has been added to a standard regime of high-dose BEAM (carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine and melphalan) with the infusion of autologous stem cells

Data from Investigator-Sponsored Trial of Oncophage(R) Cancer ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Dr. Brem is a developer of Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant, MGI Pharma), the first approved local therapy for glioma.

MGI Pharma First Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call to ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen(R) (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in the United States.

MGI PHARMA First Quarter 2007 Financial Results Conference Call to ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
Business Wire (press release),MGI PHARMA markets Aloxi® (palonosetron hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen® (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine

Total Lymphoid Irradiation and Stem Cell Transplantion Very ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),...carboplatin and cyclophosphamide is lower than observed with a standard regimen of BEAM (carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine and melphalan).

MGI Pharma to Present at the 2007 Merrill Lynch Global ...  -  Feb 1, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen(TM) (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in the United States.

MGI PHARMA to Present at the 2007 Merrill Lynch Global ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
dBusinessNews Minneapolis (press release),MGI PHARMA markets Aloxi® (palonosetron hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen™ (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine

MGI PHARMA Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Financial Results  -  Feb 8, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...launch of Dacogen(R) (decitabine) for Injection and incorporation of a full year of sales of Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant).

Antisense Oligonucleotides Have Been in Clinical Trials for Cancer ...  -  Feb 2, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Biodegradable implants of carmustine are already used in the treatment of malignant brain tumors. The market value of drug delivery technologies and the

FDA says MGI Pharma brain tumor ad misleading  -  Feb 1, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewGliadel Wafer contains the cancer chemotherapeutic drug carmustine and is implanted directly into the tumor as an adjunct to surgery and radiation.

Pharma Sector: Few Newsmakers Of The Week - Exelixis, MGI Pharma ...  -  Feb 3, 2007
Trading Markets,Gliadel Wafer approved by the FDA in 1996, contains the cancer chemotherapeutic drug carmustine and is implanted directly into the tumor following surgery

MGI Pharma Announces Publication of Phase 3 Data for Saforis ...  -  18 Jan 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen(TM) (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in the United States.

Kepivance® May Decrease Oral Mucositis Following High-Dose ...  -  Jan 8, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Alkeran® (melphalan) (200 mg/m2) or high-dose BEAM (carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine and melphalan) followed by autologous stem cell infusion.

MGI Pharma Announces Publication of Phase 2 Data Describing ...  -  Jan 3, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen(TM) (decitabine) for Injection, and Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in the United States.

JPMorgan 25th Annual Healthcare Conference  -  Jan 3, 2007
Business Wire (press release),MGI PHARMA markets Aloxi® (palonosetron hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen™ (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine

Chemotherapy Can Be More Toxic To Brain Cells Than To Cancer Cells ...  -  Dec 2, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Cisplatin is used to treat a wide range of cancers, including breast cancer, lung cancer and colon cancer and carmustine is used to treat brain tumours,

Chemotherapy Drugs May Damage Brain Cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
Medical News Today,Drugs used to treat many cancers, chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine, may damage and destroy brain cells, say scientists from

Chemotherapy Can Cause Brain Damage  -  Dec 7, 2006
ShortNews.com,Another study showed that common chemotherapy drugs such as isplatin, carmustine and cytarabine killed more brain cells than cancer cells.

Chemo drugs killing brain cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
FemaleFirst.co.uk,...individuals who have taken Cisplatin (for breast, lung and colon cancer), Carmustine (brain tumours and Hodgkin's Disease) and Cytarabine (leukaemia).

Cancer Drugs Damage Brain Cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
MedIndia,The effect of three drugs cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine which are common chemotherapy drugs used to treat several types of carcinomas, like leukemia,

CHEMO 'KILLS BRAIN CELLS'  -  Nov 29, 2006
Mirror.co.uk,...seen in many patients given Cisplatin (for breast, lung and colon cancer), Carmustine (brain tumours and Hodgkin's Disease) and Cytarabine (leukaemia).

Unlocking the Cause of 'Chemo Brain'  -  Nov 29, 2006
WebMD...populations of healthy brain cells to clinically relevant levels of three commonly used chemotherapy drugs -- carmustine, cisplatin, and cytarabine.

Cells: Common Cancer Treatments Toxic To Healthy Brain Cells  -  Dec 1, 2006
BioResearch Online (press release),...human cancer cell lines to clinically relevant levels of three commonly used chemotherapy drugs – carmustine, cisplatin, and cytosine arabinoside.

Zevalin® Can Safely Be Given With High Dose BEAM with Autologous ...  -  Dec 18, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),Researchers involved in a multicenter trial demonstrated that doses of Zevalin could be escalated in conjunction with BEAM ((carmustine, etoposide,

MGI PHARMA and HELSINN Announce Positive Phase 3 Results for Aloxi ...  -  Dec 15, 2006
PipelineReview.com (press release),...hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen(TM) (decitabine) for Injection, and Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in the United States.

MGI PHARMA and HELSINN Announce Positive Phase 3 Results for Aloxi ...  -  Dec 14, 2006
Business Wire (press release),MGI PHARMA markets Aloxi® (palonosetron hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen™ (decitabine) for Injection, and Gliadel® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine

Addition of Zevalin to Transplant Chemotherapy Improves Survival ...  -  Dec 13, 2006
DG News...large B-cell lymphoma who received Zevalin along with a conditioning regimen comprising carmustine, cytarabine, etoposide and melphalan (known as BEAM),

Chemo can cause brain damage  -  Dec 7, 2006
Louisville Courier-Journal,...brain cells and brain tumor cells grown in a laboratory dish to three of the most commonly used cancer drugs: carmustine, cisplatin and cytarabine.

Chemo drugs damage healthy brain cells  -  Dec 4, 2006
News-Medical.net,...found that several types of key brain cells were sensitive to the three drugs used for cancer: carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside.

Studies shows chemo damages brain cells  -  Dec 2, 2006
Sydney Morning Herald,...in New York worked with human brain cells in lab dishes, exposing them to common chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine.

Chemo can permanently damage the brain  -  Dec 1, 2006
ABC Online,They exposed them to common chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine. They also soaked cells from real human tumours in the drugs.

Studies show cancer drugs injure brain  -  Dec 1, 2006
Baltimore Sun,...brain cells and brain tumor cells grown in a laboratory dish to three of the most commonly used cancer drugs, carmustine, cisplatin and cytarabine.

Chemo damages brain, study says  -  Dec 1, 2006
Seattle Times,...brain cells and brain-tumor cells grown in a laboratory dish to three of the most commonly used cancer drugs — carmustine, cisplatin and cytarabine.

Study Offers More Clues to 'Chemo Brain'  -  Nov 30, 2006
Washington Post,A team at the University of Rochester found that clinical doses of the chemotherapy drugs cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine caused long-term brain damage

Cancer drugs harmful to brain cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
Belfast Telegraph,Dr Noble's team exposed healthy brain cells as well as cancer cells to three chemotherapy drugs, carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside,

Common chemotherapy drugs can kill healthy brain cells: report  -  Nov 29, 2006
Channel News Asia,...led a research team which tested healthy brain cells with normal clinical doses of chemotherapy drugs carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside.

Chemotherapy can alter brain  -  Nov 29, 2006
USA TodayNoble tested three common chemo drugs — cisplatin, cytarabine and carmustine — on rats and in human cells in lab dishes. Chemo killed 40% to 80% of cancer

Chemotherapy May Cause Damage to Brain Cells  -  Dec 1, 2006
The Conservative Voice,The Rochester team tested three drugs used for cancer: carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside. All three drugs tested as toxic to types of brain

Chemotherapy can harm brain  -  Dec 1, 2006
Pioneer Press,...human brain cells and brain tumor cells grown in a lab dish to three of the most commonly used cancer drugs, carmustine, cisplatin and cytarabine.

Chemo Drugs Linked to Brain Damage  -  Nov 30, 2006
Daily News Central,Many drugs used in chemotherapy treatments for cancer, including cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine, could be responsible for neurological damage,

Chemo on the Brain  -  Nov 30, 2006
Science Now,...often used to treat breast, lung, and colon cancer; carmustine, used to treat brain tumors; and cytarabine, a treatment for leukemia and some lymphomas.

Study says chemotherapy kills healthy brain cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewThe research team exposed healthy brain cells as well as cancer cell lines to three commonly used chemotherapy drugs carmustine, cisplatin, and cytosine

Chemo drugs ‘destroy brain cells’  -  Nov 30, 2006
The News - International,The Rochester team carried out tests with three drugs used to treat a wide range of cancers: carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside.

Study: Chemotherapy can alter brain by killing cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
WZZM,Noble tested three common chemo drugs - cisplatin, cytarabine and carmustine - on rats and in human cells in lab dishes. Chemo killed 40% to 80% of cancer

MGI PHARMA Recognized for Innovation & Growth  Nov 2, 2006
...markets Aloxi® (palonosetron hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen™ (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in ... -Business Wire (press release), MGI PHARMA Recognized for Innovation & Growth  Nov 2, 2006
Aloxi(R) (palonosetron hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen(TM) (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in the ... -Genetic Engineering News (press release), MGI PHARMA Reports Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results  Oct 18, 2006
...commercial launch of Dacogen™ (decitabine) for Injection, and the inclusion of sales of Gliadel® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) following ... -Business Wire (press release), Addition of Cisplatin to Carmustine and Radiation Therapy Does Not ...  Aug 28, 2006
...of a phase III clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, treatment of glioblastoma multiforme with cisplatin, carmustine, and radiation ... -Cancer Consultants

GLIADEL IMPLANT'S SURVIVAL BENEFITS TO BE FEATURED AT THE EUROPEAN ...  Sep 14, 2006
...host an educational symposium for European neuro-oncologists about the survival benefits associated with its brain cancer therapy, Gliadel(R) (carmustine 7.7mg ... -ITNews

MGI PHARMA to Present at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference  Sep 19, 2006
Aloxi(R) (palonosetron hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen(TM) (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in the ... -Business Wire

Chemo, Radiation and Stem Cell Transplantation Effective for Brain ...  Sep 1, 2006
This was followed by stem cell harvest at day 40. Patients then received high-dose carmustine and thiotepa. Stem cells were transplanted at 58 days. ... -Cancerpage.com

Findings from Denmark, the United States and Israel describe new ...  Aug 28, 2006
All patients were primarily treated with surgery, followed by chemotherapy (carmustine, cisplatine and etoposide) and radiotherapy.". ... -Therapeutics Daily (subscription)

DOH:Further Action Taken To Tackle Obesity As Minister Announces ...  Aug 31, 2006
...e. Atrasentan (Xinlay) for hormone refractory prostate cancer (subject to licensing). i. Carmustine implants (Gliadel Wafers) for glioma (recurrent). ... -Medical News Today

NICE Welcomes Referral Of New Work Programme Topics, UK  Aug 31, 2006
...to licensing); omalizumab (Xolair) for asthma; ximelagatran (Exanta) for atrial fibrillation; lerdelimumab (CAT-152) for glaucoma; carmustine implants (Gliadel ... -Medical News Today

High-tech may help brains heal  Aug 24, 2006
Since 1996, surgeons have placed plastic wafers infused with the drug carmustine to begin chemotherapy at the former tumor site. ... -commercialappeal.com (subscription)

Carmustine Wafer Implant Clinical Data Presented at Society for ...  -  Nov 20, 2006
DG NewsPatients underwent craniotomy and Gliadel Wafer implantation (7.7 mg carmustine per wafer), followed by limited field radiotherapy (2 Gy/day x 30 fractions)

Chemotherapy Can Be More Toxic To Brain Cells Than To Cancer Cells ...  -  Dec 2, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Cisplatin is used to treat a wide range of cancers, including breast cancer, lung cancer and colon cancer and carmustine is used to treat brain tumours,

Chemotherapy Can Cause Brain Damage  -  Dec 7, 2006
ShortNews.com,Another study showed that common chemotherapy drugs such as isplatin, carmustine and cytarabine killed more brain cells than cancer cells.

Chemotherapy Drugs May Damage Brain Cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
Medical News Today,Drugs used to treat many cancers, chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine, may damage and destroy brain cells, say scientists from

Chemo drugs killing brain cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
FemaleFirst.co.uk,...individuals who have taken Cisplatin (for breast, lung and colon cancer), Carmustine (brain tumours and Hodgkin's Disease) and Cytarabine (leukaemia).

Cancer Drugs Damage Brain Cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
MedIndia,The effect of three drugs cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine which are common chemotherapy drugs used to treat several types of carcinomas, like leukemia,

CHEMO 'KILLS BRAIN CELLS'  -  Nov 29, 2006
Mirror.co.uk,...seen in many patients given Cisplatin (for breast, lung and colon cancer), Carmustine (brain tumours and Hodgkin's Disease) and Cytarabine (leukaemia).

Unlocking the Cause of 'Chemo Brain'  -  Nov 29, 2006
WebMD...populations of healthy brain cells to clinically relevant levels of three commonly used chemotherapy drugs -- carmustine, cisplatin, and cytarabine.

MGI PHARMA (MOGN) Updates Phase 2 Interim Results from Study of ...  -  Nov 20, 2006
StreetInsider.com (subscription),...(Nasdaq: MOGN) summarized interim results from a phase 2 combination study of Gliadel Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in patients with

MGI Pharma to Present at the Lazard Capital Markets Third Annual ...  -  Nov 21, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),...hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen(TM) (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel(R) Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) in the United States.

MGI PHARMA to Present at the Lazard Capital Markets Third Annual ...  -  Nov 21, 2006
dBusinessNews Minneapolis (press release),MGI PHARMA markets Aloxi® (palonosetron hydrochloride) Injection, Dacogen™ (decitabine) for Injection and Gliadel® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine

MGI Pharma: Tumor Patients Show Median Survival 18.6 Months  -  Nov 20, 2006
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),Gliadel Wafer is a biodegradable wafer containing the chemotherapy agent carmustine. Order free Annual Report for MGI Pharma, Inc.

Cells: Common Cancer Treatments Toxic To Healthy Brain Cells  -  Dec 1, 2006
BioResearch Online (press release),...human cancer cell lines to clinically relevant levels of three commonly used chemotherapy drugs – carmustine, cisplatin, and cytosine arabinoside.

Chemo can cause brain damage  -  Dec 7, 2006
Louisville Courier-Journal,...brain cells and brain tumor cells grown in a laboratory dish to three of the most commonly used cancer drugs: carmustine, cisplatin and cytarabine.

Chemo drugs damage healthy brain cells  -  Dec 4, 2006
News-Medical.net,...found that several types of key brain cells were sensitive to the three drugs used for cancer: carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside.

Studies shows chemo damages brain cells  -  Dec 2, 2006
Sydney Morning Herald,...in New York worked with human brain cells in lab dishes, exposing them to common chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine.

Chemo can permanently damage the brain  -  Dec 1, 2006
ABC Online,They exposed them to common chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine. They also soaked cells from real human tumours in the drugs.

Chemotherapy harms the brain, researchers find  -  Dec 1, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle,...brain cells and brain tumor cells grown in a laboratory dish to three of the most commonly used cancer drugs -- carmustine, cisplatin and cytarabine.

Studies show cancer drugs injure brain  -  Dec 1, 2006
Baltimore Sun,...brain cells and brain tumor cells grown in a laboratory dish to three of the most commonly used cancer drugs, carmustine, cisplatin and cytarabine.

Chemo damages brain, study says  -  Dec 1, 2006
Seattle Times,...brain cells and brain-tumor cells grown in a laboratory dish to three of the most commonly used cancer drugs — carmustine, cisplatin and cytarabine.

Chemotherapy May Cause Damage to Brain Cells  -  Dec 1, 2006
The Conservative Voice,The Rochester team tested three drugs used for cancer: carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside. All three drugs tested as toxic to types of brain

Chemotherapy can harm brain  -  Dec 1, 2006
Pioneer Press,...human brain cells and brain tumor cells grown in a lab dish to three of the most commonly used cancer drugs, carmustine, cisplatin and cytarabine.

Chemo Drugs Linked to Brain Damage  -  Nov 30, 2006
Daily News Central,Many drugs used in chemotherapy treatments for cancer, including cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine, could be responsible for neurological damage,

Study Offers More Clues to 'Chemo Brain'  -  Nov 30, 2006
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),A team at the University of Rochester found that clinical doses of the chemotherapy drugs cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine caused long-term brain damage

Chemo on the Brain  -  Nov 30, 2006
Science Now,...often used to treat breast, lung, and colon cancer; carmustine, used to treat brain tumors; and cytarabine, a treatment for leukemia and some lymphomas.

Study says chemotherapy kills healthy brain cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewThe research team exposed healthy brain cells as well as cancer cell lines to three commonly used chemotherapy drugs carmustine, cisplatin, and cytosine

Chemo drugs ‘destroy brain cells’  -  Nov 30, 2006
The News - International,The Rochester team carried out tests with three drugs used to treat a wide range of cancers: carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside.

Cancer drugs harmful to brain cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
Belfast Telegraph,Dr Noble's team exposed healthy brain cells as well as cancer cells to three chemotherapy drugs, carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside,

Study: Chemotherapy can alter brain by killing cells  -  Nov 30, 2006
WZZM,Noble tested three common chemo drugs - cisplatin, cytarabine and carmustine - on rats and in human cells in lab dishes. Chemo killed 40% to 80% of cancer

Common chemotherapy drugs can kill healthy brain cells: report  -  Nov 29, 2006
Channel News Asia,...led a research team which tested healthy brain cells with normal clinical doses of chemotherapy drugs carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside.

Chemotherapy can alter brain  -  Nov 29, 2006
USA TodayNoble tested three common chemo drugs — cisplatin, cytarabine and carmustine — on rats and in human cells in lab dishes. Chemo killed 40% to 80% of cancer

This site is for informational purposes only--it does not offer medical advice or sell health products. If you need assistance, contact your physician or healthcare professional