Preferred Label : Cisplatin/Gemcitabine Regimen;
NCIt synonyms : Gemcitabine/Cisplatin; Cisplatin/Gemcitabine; Gemcitabine-Cisplatin; Cisplatin-Gemcitabine; Gemcitabine-Cisplatin Regimen; Cisplatin-Gemcitabine Regimen; GC Regimen; Gemcitabine/Cisplatin Regimen;
CISMeF synonym : GemCis;
NCIt related terms : GemCis; Cisplatin and Gemcitabine (GC);
NCIt definition : A regimen consisting of cisplatin and gemcitabine that can be used in the treatment
of biliary tract, bladder, cervical, kidney, occult primary, pancreatic, ovarian,
fallopian tube, primary peritoneal, and vulvar cancers, peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma,
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), cancer
of the nasopharynx, and ampullary adenocarcinoma.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A chemotherapy combination used to treat malignant mesothelioma, advanced
non-small cell lung cancer, advanced bladder cancer, advanced cervical cancer, pancreatic
cancer, and epithelial ovarian cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of
other types of cancer. It includes the drugs gemcitabine hydrochloride and cisplatin.;
NCIt note : Source: Physician's Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual 2006 (Ovarian); Source: NCCN Guidelines 2007 and PDQ; Source: NCCN Guidelines 2007 (Non-Small Cell Lung, Pancreatic and Cervical);
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000635824; 2570;
Origin ID : C63406;
UMLS CUI : C1880939;
Semantic type(s)
- chemotherapy_regimen_has_component
- concept_is_in_subset
- regimen_has_accepted_use_for_disease
