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Cancer Drug Information

  • Updated: 08/17/2011

Drugs Approved for Melanoma

This page lists cancer drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for melanoma. 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 melanoma that are not listed here.

Aldesleukin
 1Dacarbazine
DTIC-Dome (Dacarbazine)
 2Ipilimumab 3
 2Proleukin (Aldesleukin)
 1Vemurafenib
 4Yervoy (Ipilimumab)
 3Zelboraf (Vemurafenib) 4

Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/aldesleukin
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/dacarbazine
3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/ipilimumab
4http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/fda-vemurafenib
5http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/melanoma
6http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/chemotherapy-and-you
7http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/chemo-side-effects
8http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/alphalist