What is Gemcitabine ?

Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog used as chemotherapy. Gemcitabine HCL is a chemotherapy drug that is given as a treatment for some types of cancer. It is most commonly used to treat non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic, bladder and breast cancer. Gemcitabine is used in various carcinomas: non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer and breast cancer. It is being investigated for use in esophageal cancer, and is used experimentally in lymphomas and various other tumor types. Gemcitabine represents an advance in pancreatic cancer care[citation needed]. It is also not as debilitating as some other forms of chemotherapy.
A study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2007 suggested that gemcitabine showed benefit in patients with pancreatic cancer who were felt to have successful tumor resections.
CAS:12111-03-9
Molecular Formula:C9H11F2N3O4.HCl
Molecular Weight:299.66