Valrubicin
Definition
Valrubicin (also known as Valstar) is a chemotherapeutic drug that interferes with the metabolism of DNA, thus disrupting the proliferation of cells, including cancer cells.
Purpose
Valrubicin is an antineoplastic drug that is used as a treatment for a form of bladder cancer called papillary bladder cancer when the bladder cannot be surgically removed due to increased risk of morbidity or mortality. It is also being tested as treatment for several other types of carcinoma in situ.
Description
The Food and Drug Administration approved valrubicin for bladder cancer treatment in 1998. As of 2000, it was being...
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