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Preferred Label : Carmustine Implant;

NCIt synonyms : Carmustine Copolymer; Polifeprosan 20 with Carmustine Implant; Carmustine Wafers; Carmustine Wafer; BCNU Wafer;

NCIt related terms : polifeprosan 20 carmustine implant;

NCIt definition : A synthetic, biodegradable wafer containing the agent carmustine with antineoplastic activity. Used to deliver drug directly into a brain tumor site and typically implanted post-surgically, the wafer is made of a biodegradable poly-anhydride copolymer and contains the nitrosourea carmustine. As an antineoplastic nitrosourea, carmustine alkylates and cross-links DNA during all phases of the cell cycle, resulting in disruption of DNA function, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. Carmustine also carbamoylates proteins, including DNA repair enzymes, resulting in an enhanced cytotoxic effect. Carmustine is highly lipophilic and crosses the blood-brain barrier readily. (NCI04);

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A biodegradable wafer that is used to deliver the anticancer drug carmustine directly into a brain tumor site after the tumor has been removed by surgery.;

Drug name : Gliadel Wafer; Gliadel Wafers; Gliadel;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL381677;

NSC code : 714372;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000306511; CDR0000306512;

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