Adriamycin Red Devil

1. Outpatient Oncology Drug Series: Doxorubicin Is the Infamous Red ...

https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/outpatient-oncology-drug-series-doxorubicin-is-the-infamous-red-devil
Apr 10, 2015 ... This agent has earned its infamous nickname, the red devil, based on its bright red (Kool-Aid red) color, vesicant properties, and side-effect ...

2. What is the chemo drug called the Red Devil?

https://www.drugs.com/medical-answers/chemo-drug-called-red-devil-3564237/
Dec 7, 2021 ... The chemotherapy (“chemo”) drug “The Red Devil” is doxorubicin (Adriamycin). It is an intravenous cancer medicine with a clear, bright red ...

3. New forms of 'red devil' cancer drug could spare hearts | Science ...

https://www.science.org/content/article/new-forms-red-devil-cancer-drug-could-spare-hearts
Can the red devil be defanged? Doxorubicin, an old chemotherapy drug that carries this unusual moniker because of its distinctive hue and fearsome toxicity, ...

4. Can The 'Red Devil' Be Tamed? | Moffitt

https://moffitt.org/endeavor/archive/can-the-red-devil-be-tamed/
Jul 12, 2020 ... For decades, the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin has been part of the arsenal in treating patients with several forms of cancer, including breast ...

5. Adriamycin (Doxorubicin) Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

https://www.verywellhealth.com/adriamycin-doxorubicin-chemotherapy-for-breast-cancer-430066
Nov 11, 2021 ... Adriamycin is sometimes referred to as the "Red Devil" because the drug comes in the form of a red liquid, which is delivered intravenously.

6. Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) Side Effects and Stories | The Patient ...

https://www.thepatientstory.com/cancer-treatments/chemotherapy/doxorubicin-adriamycin/
Originally, scientists named the drug “adriamycin” after the Adriatic Sea. Then, the compound was renamed “doxorubicin.” ...

7. Doxorubicin - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxorubicin
People often experience red discoloration of the urine for a few days. ... Doxorubicin is in the anthracycline and antitumor antibiotic family of medications.

8. Cancer and COVID-19: Bidding farewell to the 'Red Devil' | Life ...

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/life/cancer-and-covid-19-bidding-farewell-to-the-red-devil/article_ba2b848f-c964-54ec-866a-1e3c3a7122f9.html
Jun 25, 2020 ... Chemotherapy is not done, but I have reached a sort of milestone. I've had my last treatment of the drugs Adriamycin and Cytoxan, or A/C, ...

9. WITNESS: Living with breast cancer: The "Red Devil" | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-witness-cancer-chemotherapy/witness-living-with-breast-cancer-the-red-devil-idUSN0522920720070605
Jun 5, 2007 ... The “red devil”, as breast cancer patients often call the toxic fluid, was one of the two drugs I received as part of chemotherapy for ...

10. My cancer treatment side effects: Facing permanent hair loss ...

https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/breast-cancer-survivor--how-i-dealt-with-permanent-hair-loss-and-other-cancer-treatment-side-effects.h00-159378789.html
Jan 13, 2020 ... The first round of chemotherapy containing doxorubicin, or “the red devil,” hit me really hard. The second round was even worse.