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Gliadel Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
GLIADEL® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine) is indicated in newly-diagnosed high-grade malignant glioma patients as an adjunct to surgery and radiation. GLIADEL® Wafer (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine) is indicated in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme patients as an adjunct to surgery.
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Gliadel Consumer Information: Uses
This medication is used with brain surgery and radiation to treat a certain type of brain tumor ( malignant glioma). It is also used with surgery to treat a type of malignant glioma (glioblastoma multiforme) that comes back.
Carmustine works by stopping the growth of tumor cells. It helps to kill any leftover tumor cells that are not taken out by the surgery. Polifeprosan 20 works by controlling the release of carmustine into the area where the brain tumor was taken out.
HOW TO USE: This medication is placed by a surgeon during brain surgery into...
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