Statements (30)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
antineoplastic agent
implantable medical device |
gptkbp:activeIngredient |
gptkb:carmustine
|
gptkbp:administeredBy |
surgical implantation
|
gptkbp:alternativeTo |
systemic chemotherapy
|
gptkbp:approvedBy |
gptkb:FDA
1996 |
gptkbp:ATCCode |
L01AD01
|
gptkbp:brand |
gptkb:Gliadel
|
gptkbp:contraindication |
hypersensitivity to carmustine
recent brain surgery infection |
gptkbp:deliversDrug |
locally to tumor site
|
gptkbp:developedBy |
Guilford Pharmaceuticals
|
gptkbp:form |
biodegradable polymer wafer
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Carmustine wafers
|
gptkbp:indication |
recurrent glioblastoma
newly diagnosed high-grade malignant glioma |
gptkbp:isSolubleIn |
brain tissue
|
gptkbp:legalStatus |
prescription only
|
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction |
antineoplastic agent
|
gptkbp:pregnancyCategory |
D
|
gptkbp:routeOfAdministration |
intracranial
|
gptkbp:sideEffect |
seizures
wound healing complications brain edema intracranial infection |
gptkbp:usedFor |
treatment of brain tumors
treatment of glioblastoma multiforme |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:High-grade_glioma
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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