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Chemotherapy Drugs Used to Treat Ovarian Cancer

Explore what chemotherapy drugs are used to treat ovarian cancer in this treatment guide. Learn the side effects of the chemotherapy drugs and more.
Cisplatin
Profile for cisplatin, or Platinol, with side effect information.
Carboplatin
Profile for carboplatin, or Paraplatin, with side effect information.
Topotecan
Profile for topotecan, or Hycamtin, with side effect information.
Gemcitabine
Profile for gemcitabine, or Gemzar, with side effect information.
Etoposide
Profile for etoposide, or VP-16, with side effect information.
Vinorelbine
Profile for vinorelbine, or Navelbine, with side effect information.
Taxol
Taxol, or Paclitaxel, by its generic name is a chemotherapy drug used to fight cancer. In this profile, learn what Taxol is, hiw it is used and side effect information.
Docetaxel
Docetaxel is a chemtherapy drug used in treating cancer. It's trade name is Taxotere.
Doxorubicin
Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy drug. It's trade name is Adriamycin and Rubex.
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