im doing a project on melanoma and i found this product and i need to know
How can DTIC-Dome help the patient manage their condition?
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- 24 Nov 2010 by Oceaneyes97
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- dtic-dome, melanoma
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Marvell3 Jan 2011
DTIC-Dome (dacarbazine) is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.
Dacarbazine is used to treat skin cancer (malignant melanoma) and Hodgkin's disease.
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- Appears to exert cytotoxic effect by acting as an alkylating agent.
- Does not exhibit cell cycle-phase specificity.
- Synthetic analog of naturally occurring purine precursor 5-amino-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide (AIC).
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