Valrubicin
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{{drugbox | IUPAC_name = [2-oxo-2-[2,5,12-trihydroxy-4- [5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4- (2,2,2-trifluoroacetyl) amino-tetrahydropyran-2-yl] oxy-7-methoxy-6,11-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrotetracen- 2-yl]-ethyl] pentanoate | image = Valrubicin.svg | CAS_number = 56124-62-0 | ATC_prefix = L01 | ATC_suffix = DB09 | ATC_supplemental = | PubChem = 41744 | DrugBank = APRD00662 | C=34 | H=36 | F=3 | N=1 | O=13 | molecular_weight = 723.644 g/mol | bioavailability = | protein_bound = >99% | metabolism = | elimination_half-life = | pregnancy_category = | legal_status = | routes_of_administration = }}
'''Valrubicin''' (N-trifluoroacetyladriamycin-14-valerate, Valstar) is a [[chemotherapy]] [[medication|drug]] used to treat [[bladder cancer]]. Valrubicin is a semisynthetic analog of the [[anthracycline]] [[doxorubicin]], and is administered by infusion directly into the [[Urinary bladder|bladder]].
==Dosage==
800 mg weekly for 6 weeks
==Side effects==
*[[hematuria|Blood in urine]]
*[[Urinary incontinence|Incontinence]]
*[[dysuria|painful or difficult urination]]
*Unusually frequent urination
{{Chemotherapeutic agents}}
[[Category:chemotherapeutic agents]]
[[Category:cancer treatments]]
[[Category:Quinones]]
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