Drugs Approved for Kidney Cancer

This page lists cancer drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for kidney cancer. The list includes generic names and brand names. The drug names link to NCI’s Cancer Drug Information summaries. There may be drugs used in kidney cancer that are not listed here.

Drugs Approved for Renal Cell Cancer (RCC)

Afinitor (Everolimus)
Afinitor Disperz (Everolimus)
Aldesleukin
Alymsys (Bevacizumab)
Avastin (Bevacizumab)
Avelumab
Axitinib
Bavencio (Avelumab)
Belzutifan
Bevacizumab
Cabometyx (Cabozantinib-S-Malate)
Cabozantinib-S-Malate
Everolimus
Fotivda (Tivozanib Hydrochloride)
IL-2 (Aldesleukin)
Inlyta (Axitinib)
Interleukin-2 (Aldesleukin)
Ipilimumab
Keytruda (Pembrolizumab)
Lenvatinib Mesylate
Lenvima (Lenvatinib Mesylate)
Mvasi (Bevacizumab)
Nexavar (Sorafenib Tosylate)
Nivolumab
Nivolumab and Hyaluronidase-nvhy
Opdivo (Nivolumab)
Opdivo Qvantig (Nivolumab and Hyaluronidase-nvhy)
Pazopanib Hydrochloride
Pembrolizumab
Proleukin (Aldesleukin)
Sorafenib Tosylate
Sunitinib Malate
Sutent (Sunitinib Malate)
Temsirolimus
Tivozanib Hydrochloride
Torisel (Temsirolimus)
Votrient (Pazopanib Hydrochloride)
Welireg (Belzutifan)
Yervoy (Ipilimumab)
Zirabev (Bevacizumab)

Drugs Approved for Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (UTUC)

Enfortumab Vedotin-ejfv
Jelmyto (Mitomycin)
Mitomycin
Padcev (Enfortumab Vedotin-ejfv)

Drugs Approved for Wilms Tumor and other Childhood Kidney Cancers

Cosmegen (Dactinomycin)
Dactinomycin
Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Vincristine Sulfate