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Cancer Drug Information

  • Updated: 01/30/2012

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Cancer Drug Information

This list includes more than 100 cancer drug information summaries from NCI. The summaries provide consumer-friendly information about cancer drugs and drug combinations.

Summaries for individual cancer drugs cover the uses of these drugs, research results, possible side effects, approval information, and ongoing clinical trials. The list includes brand and generic names for the drugs.

Summaries for cancer drug combinations are listed by abbreviation or common name and are shown in capital letters. Each summary gives a list of the drugs that make up the combination and explains what the combination is used for. It also has links to summaries for individual drugs in the combination.

 
 
A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z  
 A
 Abiraterone Acetate
 Abitrexate (Methotrexate)
 Abraxane (Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation)
 ABVD
 ABVE
 ABVE-PC
 AC
 AC-T
 Adcetris (Brentuximab Vedotin)
 ADE
 Adriamycin (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride)
 Adrucil (Fluorouracil)
 Afinitor (Everolimus)
 Aldara (Imiquimod)
 Aldesleukin
 Alemtuzumab
 Alimta (Pemetrexed Disodium)
 Aloxi (Palonosetron Hydrochloride)
 Ambochlorin (Chlorambucil)
 Amboclorin (Chlorambucil)
 Aminolevulinic Acid
 Anastrozole
 Aprepitant
 Arimidex (Anastrozole)
 Aromasin (Exemestane)
 Arranon (Nelarabine)
 Arsenic Trioxide
 Arzerra (Ofatumumab)
 Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi
 Avastin (Bevacizumab)
 Axitinib
 Azacitidine
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 B
 BEACOPP
 Bendamustine Hydrochloride
 BEP
 Bevacizumab
 Bexarotene
 Bexxar (Tositumomab and I 131 Iodine Tositumomab)
 Bleomycin
 Bortezomib
 Brentuximab Vedotin
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 C
 Cabazitaxel
 CAF
 Campath (Alemtuzumab)
 Camptosar (Irinotecan Hydrochloride)
 Capecitabine
 Carboplatin
 Cerubidine (Daunorubicin Hydrochloride)
 Cervarix (Recombinant HPV Bivalent Vaccine)
 Cetuximab
 Chlorambucil
 CHLORAMBUCIL-PREDNISONE
 CHOP
 Cisplatin
 Clafen (Cyclophosphamide)
 Clofarabine
 Clofarex (Clofarabine)
 Clolar (Clofarabine)
 CMF
 COPP
 Crizotinib
 CVP
 Cyclophosphamide
 Cyfos (Ifosfamide)
 Cytarabine
 Cytarabine, Liposomal
 Cytosar-U (Cytarabine)
 Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide)
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 D
 Dacarbazine
 Dacogen (Decitabine)
 Dasatinib
 Daunorubicin Hydrochloride
 Decitabine
 Degarelix
 Denileukin Diftitox
 Denosumab
 DepoCyt (Liposomal Cytarabine)
 DepoFoam (Liposomal Cytarabine)
 Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride
 Docetaxel
 Doxil (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome)
 Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
 Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome
 Dox-SL (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome)
 DTIC-Dome (Dacarbazine)
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 E
 Efudex (Fluorouracil)
 Elitek (Rasburicase)
 Ellence (Epirubicin Hydrochloride)
 Eloxatin (Oxaliplatin)
 Eltrombopag Olamine
 Emend (Aprepitant)
 Epirubicin Hydrochloride
 EPOCH
 Erbitux (Cetuximab)
 Eribulin Mesylate
 Erivedge (Vismodegib)
 Erlotinib Hydrochloride
 Erwinaze (Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi)
 Etopophos (Etoposide Phosphate)
 Etoposide
 Etoposide Phosphate
 Evacet (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome)
 Everolimus
 Evista (Raloxifene Hydrochloride)
 Exemestane
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 F
 Fareston (Toremifene)
 Faslodex (Fulvestrant)
 FEC
 Femara (Letrozole)
 Filgrastim
 Fludara (Fludarabine Phosphate)
 Fludarabine Phosphate
 Fluoroplex (Fluorouracil)
 Fluorouracil
 Folex (Methotrexate)
 Folex PFS (Methotrexate)
 FOLFIRI
 FOLFIRI-BEVACIZUMAB
 FOLFIRINOX
 FOLFOX
 Folotyn (Pralatrexate)
 FU-LV
 Fulvestrant
  
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 G
 Gardasil (Recombinant HPV Quadrivalent Vaccine)
 Gefitinib
 Gemcitabine Hydrochloride
 GEMCITABINE-CISPLATIN
 Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin
 Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)
 Gleevec (Imatinib Mesylate)
 Glucarpidase
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 H
 Halaven (Eribulin Mesylate)
 Herceptin (Trastuzumab)
 HPV Bivalent Vaccine, Recombinant
 HPV Quadrivalent Vaccine, Recombinant
 Hycamtin (Topotecan Hydrochloride)
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 I
 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan
 ICE
 Ifex (Ifosfamide)
 Ifosfamide
 Ifosfamidum (Ifosfamide)
 Imatinib Mesylate
 Imiquimod
 Inlyta (Axitinib)
 Ipilimumab
 Iressa (Gefitinib)
 Irinotecan Hydrochloride
 Istodax (Romidepsin)
 Ixabepilone
 Ixempra (Ixabepilone)
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 J
 Jakafi (Ruxolitinib Phosphate)
 Jevtana (Cabazitaxel)
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 K
 Keoxifene (Raloxifene Hydrochloride)
 Kepivance (Palifermin)
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 L
 Lapatinib Ditosylate
 Lenalidomide
 Letrozole
 Leucovorin Calcium
 Leukeran (Chlorambucil)
 Leuprolide Acetate
 Levulan (Aminolevulinic Acid)
 Linfolizin (Chlorambucil)
 LipoDox (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome)
 Liposomal Cytarabine
 Lupron (Leuprolide Acetate)
 Lupron Depot (Leuprolide Acetate)
 Lupron Depot-Ped (Leuprolide Acetate)
 Lupron Depot-3 Month (Leuprolide Acetate)
 Lupron Depot-4 Month (Leuprolide Acetate)
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 M
 Matulane (Procarbazine Hydrochloride)
 Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride
 Mesna
 Mesnex (Mesna)
 Methazolastone (Temozolomide)
 Methotrexate
 Methotrexate LPF (Methotrexate)
 Mexate (Methotrexate)
 Mexate-AQ (Methotrexate)
 Mitomycin C
 Mitozytrex (Mitomycin C)
 MOPP
 Mozobil (Plerixafor)
 Mustargen (Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride)
 Mutamycin (Mitomycin C)
 Mylosar (Azacitidine)
 Mylotarg (Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin)
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 N
 Nanoparticle Paclitaxel (Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation)
 Navelbine (Vinorelbine Tartrate)
 Nelarabine
 Neosar (Cyclophosphamide)
 Neupogen (Filgrastim)
 Nexavar (Sorafenib Tosylate)
 Nilotinib
 Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate)
 Nplate (Romiplostim)
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 O
 Ofatumumab
 Oncaspar (Pegaspargase)
 Ontak (Denileukin Diftitox)
 Oxaliplatin
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 P
 Paclitaxel
 Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation
 Palifermin
 Palonosetron Hydrochloride
 Panitumumab
 Paraplat (Carboplatin)
 Paraplatin (Carboplatin)
 Pazopanib Hydrochloride
 Pegaspargase
 Pemetrexed Disodium
 Platinol (Cisplatin)
 Platinol-AQ (Cisplatin)
 Plerixafor
 Pralatrexate
 Prednisone
 Procarbazine Hydrochloride
 Proleukin (Aldesleukin)
 Prolia (Denosumab)
 Promacta (Eltrombopag Olamine)
 Provenge (Sipuleucel-T)
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 Q
 [No Entries]
 R
 Raloxifene Hydrochloride
 Rasburicase
 R-CHOP
 R-CVP
 Recombinant HPV Bivalent Vaccine
 Recombinant HPV Quadrivalent Vaccine
 Revlimid (Lenalidomide)
 Rheumatrex (Methotrexate)
 Rituxan (Rituximab)
 Rituximab
 Romidepsin
 Romiplostim
 Rubidomycin (Daunorubicin Hydrochloride)
 Ruxolitinib Phosphate
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 S
 Sclerosol Intrapleural Aerosol (Talc)
 Sipuleucel-T
 Sorafenib Tosylate
 Sprycel (Dasatinib)
 STANFORD V
 Sterile Talc Powder (Talc)
 Steritalc (Talc)
 Sunitinib Malate
 Sutent (Sunitinib Malate)
 Synovir (Thalidomide)
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 T
 Talc
 Tamoxifen Citrate
 Tarabine PFS (Cytarabine)
 Tarceva (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)
 Targretin (Bexarotene)
 Tasigna (Nilotinib)
 Taxol (Paclitaxel)
 Taxotere (Docetaxel)
 Temodar (Temozolomide)
 Temozolomide
 Temsirolimus
 Thalidomide
 Thalomid (Thalidomide)
 Toposar (Etoposide)
 Topotecan Hydrochloride
 Toremifene
 Torisel (Temsirolimus)
 Tositumomab and I 131 Iodine Tositumomab
 Totect (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride)
 Trastuzumab
 Treanda (Bendamustine Hydrochloride)
 Trisenox (Arsenic Trioxide)
 Tykerb (Lapatinib Ditosylate)
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 U
 [No Entries]
 V
 Vandetanib
 VAMP
 Vectibix (Panitumumab)
 VeIP
 Velban (Vinblastine Sulfate)
 Velcade (Bortezomib)
 Velsar (Vinblastine Sulfate)
 Vemurafenib
 VePesid (Etoposide)
 Viadur (Leuprolide Acetate)
 Vidaza (Azacitidine)
 Vinblastine Sulfate
 Vincasar PFS (Vincristine Sulfate)
 Vincristine Sulfate
 Vinorelbine Tartrate
 Vismodegib
 Voraxaze (Glucarpidase)
 Vorinostat
 Votrient (Pazopanib Hydrochloride)
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 W
 Wellcovorin (Leucovorin Calcium)
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 X
 Xalkori (Crizotinib)
 Xeloda (Capecitabine)
 XELOX
 Xgeva (Denosumab)
  
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 Y
 Yervoy (Ipilimumab)
 Z
 Zelboraf (Vemurafenib)
 Zevalin (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan)
 Zinecard (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride)
 Zoledronic Acid
 Zolinza (Vorinostat)
 Zometa (Zoledronic Acid)
 Zytiga (Abiraterone Acetate)