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Dacarbazine
Dacarbazine is a chemotherapy drug used to treat multiple types of cancers, including sarcomas, malignant melanomas, Hodgkins lymphoma and cancer of the pancreas.1 Dacarbazine works by slowing the growth of cancer cells within the body.2 Common side effects include nausea and vomiting, flu-like symptoms and loss of appetite.3
Fast Facts:
- Carries a risk of permanent infertility.1
- Can cause severe liver damage.4
- Marketed under brand names DTIC and DTIC-Dome.
The Top 10 Resources on Dacarbazine
Selected by our Guides and Physician Review Team.
- Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Dacarbazine (Intravenous Route, Injection Route)
- Cancerbackup: Dacarbazine
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center (via Chemocare): Dacarbazine
- OncoLink: Dacarbazine (DTIC - Dome)
- Cerner Multum (via Drugs.com): Dacarbazine
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Latest Headlines on Dacarbazine
What is Dacarbazine?
- Wikipedia: Dacarbazine
- National Cancer Institute: NCI Drug Dictionary: Dacarbazine
- Lymphoma Information Network: Chemotherapy - Dacarbazine
What are the Uses for Dacarbazine?
- Wikipedia: Dacarbazine: Common Uses
- American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) (via MedlinePlus): Dacarbazine: About Your Treatment
- First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Dacarbazine - Injection (DTIC-Dome): Uses
What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Dacarbazine?
- Wikipedia: Dacarbazine: Side Effects | Precautions
- First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Dacarbazine - Injection (DTIC-Dome): Side Effects | Drug Interactions | Precautions | Warning
- Gold Standard (via DrugDigest): Dacarbazine Injection: What Side Effects May I Notice from This Medicine? | What May Interact With This Medicine?
What are the Alternatives to Dacarbazine?
- OrganizedWisdom: Bleomycin
- OrganizedWisdom: Vinblastine
- OrganizedWisdom: Doxorubicin
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Dacarbazine?
- National Institute of Health: Cancer and CAM
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Complementary & Alternative Melanoma Cancer Treatment Options
- QuackWatch: A Special Message for Cancer Patients Seeking "Alternative" Treatments
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Dacarbazine
- Yahoo Answers: How Long After My Fiance Finishes Chemo Would I Have to Wait Before Becoming Pregnant?
- Google Groups: Dacarbazine
- HealthBoards: Numb Fingers With ABVD
Clinical Trials for Dacarbazine
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Dacarbazine Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Clinical Trials of Dacarbazine
Abuse of Dacarbazine
- ASHP (via MedlinePlus): Dacarbazine: In Case of Emergency/Overdose
- First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Dacarbazine - Injection (DTIC-Dome): Overdose
- Gold Standard (via DrugDigest): Dacarbazine - Injection: How Should I Use This Medicine?
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Dacarbazine
- Google Scholar: Dacarbazine Article Listing
- PubMed Central: List of Dacarbazine Articles
- JAMA: Archive of Dacarbazine Articles
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Dacarbazine
- ↑ American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (via MedlinePlus): Dacarbazine: About Your Treatment
- ↑ ASHP (via MedlinePlus): Dacarbazine: Side Effects
- ↑ First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Dacarbazine - Injection (DTIC-Dome): Warning
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- Contributor: SScroggins
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Jul. 1, 2009
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- Redirects: Docarbazine, Dacarbizine, Dacarbezine, Dacarbozine, Dacarbazine Dosage, Dacarbazine Uses, Dacarbazine Chemo
- Last update: Jul. 1, 2009
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