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Cancer Drug Information

  • Updated: 07/12/2011

Drugs Approved for Prostate Cancer

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

Abiraterone Acetate
 1Cabazitaxel
 2Degarelix
 3Docetaxel
 4Jevtana (Cabazitaxel)
 2Leuprolide Acetate
Lupron (Leuprolide Acetate)
Lupron Depot (Leuprolide Acetate 5)
Lupron Depot-3 Month (Leuprolide Acetate)
Lupron Depot-4 Month (Leuprolide Acetate)
Lupron Depot-Ped (Leuprolide Acetate)
 5Prednisone
 6Provenge (Sipuleucel-T)
Sipuleucel-T
 7Taxotere (Docetaxel)
 4Viadur (Leuprolide Acetate)
 5Zytiga (Abiraterone Acetate) 1

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Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/abirateroneacetate
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/cabazitaxel
3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/degarelix
4http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/docetaxel
5http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/leuprolideacetate
6http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/prednisone
7http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/sipuleucel-T
8http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate
9http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/chemotherapy-and-you
10http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/chemo-side-effects
11http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/alphalist