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Name

Dactinomycin

Alternate Names

Actinomycin
Actinomycin AIV
Actinomycin C1
Actinomycin D
Actinomycin I1
Actinomycin IV
Actinomycindioic D-acid dilactone
Cosmegen
Dactino-mycin D
Meractinomycin
Oncostatin K

Abbreviations

ACD
ACT
ACT-D
ACTD
Acto-D
AD
Dact

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Antitumor antibiotic

NSC Number

003053
3053

Primary Site

Ewing's sarcoma
rhabdomyosarcoma
testicular cancer
Wilm's tumor

Histology

None

Remarks

FDA approved use on Ewing's sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, gestational trophoblastic neoplasms, testicular carcinoma, Wilm's tumor (antitumor antibiotic)

Coding

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