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Picibanil

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Definition: A lyophilized preparation of a low-virulence strain (SU) of Streptococcus pyogenes (S. hemolyticus), inactivated by heating with penicillin G. It has been proposed as a noncytotoxic antineoplastic agent because of its immune system-stimulating activity.     
Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents
See Also Streptococcus pyogenes 		Other names OK 432; OK-432; NSC-B116209; Streptococcal Preparation OK432; Streptococcal Preparation OK 432; Streptococcal OK432; Streptococcal OK 432; OK432; NSCB116209; NSC B116209; Streptococcal Preparation OK-432; Streptococcal OK-432; Picibanyl
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
MQF-OK-FT protocol  0   *Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Carbazilquinone Fluorouracil Tegafur Picibanil Mitomycin. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1988;15(7):2065
MQF-OK-UFT protocol  0   *Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Carbazilquinone Fluorouracil Tegafur Mitomycins Picibanil Uracil. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1988;15(7):2065
NFO protocol  0   *Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Fluorouracil Zinostatin Picibanil. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1984;11(1):68
NHO protocol  0   *Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Fluorouracil/analogs & derivatives Zinostatin Picibanil. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1984;11(1):68
MQF-OK protocol  0   *Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Carbazilquinone Fluorouracil Picibanil Mitomycin. Gan To Kafaku Ryoho 1982;9(1):109

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