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A to Z List of Cancer Drugs

Use the A to Z list below to find consumer-friendly information about drugs for cancer and conditions related to cancer. The list is in alphabetical order by generic name and brand name.

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A

Abemaciclib

Abiraterone Acetate

Abraxane (Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation)

ABVD

ABVE

ABVE-PC

AC

Acalabrutinib

AC-T

Actemra (Tocilizumab)

Adcetris (Brentuximab Vedotin)

ADE

Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine

Adriamycin (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride)

Afatinib Dimaleate

Afinitor (Everolimus)

Akynzeo (Netupitant and Palonosetron Hydrochloride)

Aldara (Imiquimod)

Aldesleukin

Alecensa (Alectinib)

Alectinib

Alemtuzumab

Alimta (Pemetrexed Disodium)

Aliqopa (Copanlisib Hydrochloride)

Alkeran for Injection (Melphalan Hydrochloride)

Alkeran Tablets (Melphalan)

Aloxi (Palonosetron Hydrochloride)

Alpelisib

Alunbrig (Brigatinib)

Ameluz (Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride)

Amifostine

Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride

Anastrozole

Apalutamide

Aprepitant

Aranesp (Darbepoetin Alfa)

Aredia (Pamidronate Disodium)

Arimidex (Anastrozole)

Aromasin (Exemestane)

Arranon (Nelarabine)

Arsenic Trioxide

Arzerra (Ofatumumab)

Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi

Asparlas (Calaspargase Pegol-mknl)

Atezolizumab

Avastin (Bevacizumab)

Avelumab

Axicabtagene Ciloleucel

Axitinib

Azacitidine

Azedra (Iobenguane I 131)

B

Balversa (Erdafitinib)

Bavencio (Avelumab)

BEACOPP

Beleodaq (Belinostat)

Belinostat

Bendamustine Hydrochloride

Bendeka (Bendamustine Hydrochloride)

BEP

Besponsa (Inotuzumab Ozogamicin)

Bevacizumab

Bexarotene

Bicalutamide

BiCNU (Carmustine)

Binimetinib

Bleomycin Sulfate

Blinatumomab

Blincyto (Blinatumomab)

Bortezomib

Bosulif (Bosutinib)

Bosutinib

Braftovi (Encorafenib)

Brentuximab Vedotin

Brigatinib

BuMel

Busulfan

Busulfex (Busulfan)

C

Cabazitaxel

Cablivi (Caplacizumab-yhdp)

Cabometyx (Cabozantinib-S-Malate)

Cabozantinib-S-Malate

CAF

Calaspargase Pegol-mknl

Calquence (Acalabrutinib)

Campath (Alemtuzumab)

Camptosar (Irinotecan Hydrochloride)

Capecitabine

Caplacizumab-yhdp

CAPOX

Carac (Fluorouracil--Topical)

Carboplatin

CARBOPLATIN-TAXOL

Carfilzomib

Carmustine

Carmustine Implant

Casodex (Bicalutamide)

CEM

Cemiplimab-rwlc

Ceritinib

Cerubidine (Daunorubicin Hydrochloride)

Cervarix (Recombinant HPV Bivalent Vaccine)

Cetuximab

CEV

Chlorambucil

CHLORAMBUCIL-PREDNISONE

CHOP

Cisplatin

Cladribine

Clofarabine

Clolar (Clofarabine)

CMF

Cobimetinib

Cometriq (Cabozantinib-S-Malate)

Copanlisib Hydrochloride

COPDAC

Copiktra (Duvelisib)

COPP

COPP-ABV

Cosmegen (Dactinomycin)

Cotellic (Cobimetinib)

Crizotinib

CVP

Cyclophosphamide

Cyramza (Ramucirumab)

Cytarabine

D

Dabrafenib Mesylate

Dacarbazine

Dacogen (Decitabine)

Dacomitinib

Dactinomycin

Daratumumab

Darbepoetin Alfa

Darolutamide

Darzalex (Daratumumab)

Dasatinib

Daunorubicin Hydrochloride

Daunorubicin Hydrochloride and Cytarabine Liposome

Daurismo (Glasdegib Maleate)

Decitabine

Defibrotide Sodium

Defitelio (Defibrotide Sodium)

Degarelix

Denileukin Diftitox

Denosumab

Dexamethasone

Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride

Dinutuximab

Docetaxel

Doxil (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome)

Doxorubicin Hydrochloride

Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome

Durvalumab

Duvelisib

E

Efudex (Fluorouracil--Topical)

Eligard (Leuprolide Acetate)

Elitek (Rasburicase)

Ellence (Epirubicin Hydrochloride)

Elotuzumab

Eloxatin (Oxaliplatin)

Eltrombopag Olamine

Elzonris (Tagraxofusp-erzs)

Emapalumab-lzsg

Emend (Aprepitant)

Empliciti (Elotuzumab)

Enasidenib Mesylate

Encorafenib

Entrectinib

Enzalutamide

Epirubicin Hydrochloride

EPOCH

Epoetin Alfa

Epogen (Epoetin Alfa)

Erbitux (Cetuximab)

Erdafitinib

Eribulin Mesylate

Erivedge (Vismodegib)

Erleada (Apalutamide)

Erlotinib Hydrochloride

Erwinaze (Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi)

Ethyol (Amifostine)

Etopophos (Etoposide Phosphate)

Etoposide

Etoposide Phosphate

Everolimus

Evista (Raloxifene Hydrochloride)

Evomela (Melphalan Hydrochloride)

Exemestane

F

5-FU (Fluorouracil Injection)

5-FU (Fluorouracil--Topical)

Fareston (Toremifene)

Farydak (Panobinostat)

Faslodex (Fulvestrant)

FEC

Fedratinib Hydrochloride

Femara (Letrozole)

Filgrastim

Firmagon (Degarelix)

Fludarabine Phosphate

Fluoroplex (Fluorouracil--Topical)

Fluorouracil Injection

Fluorouracil--Topical

Flutamide

FOLFIRI

FOLFIRI-BEVACIZUMAB

FOLFIRI-CETUXIMAB

FOLFIRINOX

FOLFOX

Folotyn (Pralatrexate)

Fostamatinib Disodium

FU-LV

Fulvestrant

G

Gamifant (Emapalumab-lzsg)

Gardasil (Recombinant HPV Quadrivalent Vaccine)

Gardasil 9 (Recombinant HPV Nonavalent Vaccine)

Gazyva (Obinutuzumab)

Gefitinib

Gemcitabine Hydrochloride

GEMCITABINE-CISPLATIN

GEMCITABINE-OXALIPLATIN

Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin

Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)

Gilotrif (Afatinib Dimaleate)

Gilteritinib Fumarate

Glasdegib Maleate

Gleevec (Imatinib Mesylate)

Gliadel Wafer (Carmustine Implant)

Glucarpidase

Goserelin Acetate

Granisetron

Granisetron Hydrochloride

Granix (Filgrastim)

H

Halaven (Eribulin Mesylate)

Hemangeol (Propranolol Hydrochloride)

Herceptin Hylecta (Trastuzumab and Hyaluronidase-oysk)

Herceptin (Trastuzumab)

HPV Bivalent Vaccine, Recombinant

HPV Nonavalent Vaccine, Recombinant

HPV Quadrivalent Vaccine, Recombinant

Hycamtin (Topotecan Hydrochloride)

Hydrea (Hydroxyurea)

Hydroxyurea

Hyper-CVAD

I

Ibrance (Palbociclib)

Ibritumomab Tiuxetan

Ibrutinib

ICE

Iclusig (Ponatinib Hydrochloride)

Idamycin PFS (Idarubicin Hydrochloride)

Idarubicin Hydrochloride

Idelalisib

Idhifa (Enasidenib Mesylate)

Ifex (Ifosfamide)

Ifosfamide

IL-2 (Aldesleukin)

Imatinib Mesylate

Imbruvica (Ibrutinib)

Imfinzi (Durvalumab)

Imiquimod

Imlygic (Talimogene Laherparepvec)

Inlyta (Axitinib)

Inotuzumab Ozogamicin

Inrebic (Fedratinib Hydrochloride)

Interferon Alfa-2b, Recombinant

Interleukin-2 (Aldesleukin)

Intron A (Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b)

Iobenguane I 131

Ipilimumab

Iressa (Gefitinib)

Irinotecan Hydrochloride

Irinotecan Hydrochloride Liposome

Istodax (Romidepsin)

Ivosidenib

Ixabepilone

Ixazomib Citrate

Ixempra (Ixabepilone)

J

Jakafi (Ruxolitinib Phosphate)

JEB

Jevtana (Cabazitaxel)

K

Kadcyla (Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine)

Kepivance (Palifermin)

Keytruda (Pembrolizumab)

Kisqali (Ribociclib)

Kymriah (Tisagenlecleucel)

Kyprolis (Carfilzomib)

L

Lanreotide Acetate

Lapatinib Ditosylate

Larotrectinib Sulfate

Lartruvo (Olaratumab)

Lenalidomide

Lenvatinib Mesylate

Lenvima (Lenvatinib Mesylate)

Letrozole

Leucovorin Calcium

Leukeran (Chlorambucil)

Leuprolide Acetate

Levulan Kerastik (Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride)

Libtayo (Cemiplimab-rwlc)

Lomustine

Lonsurf (Trifluridine and Tipiracil Hydrochloride)

Lorbrena (Lorlatinib)

Lorlatinib

Lumoxiti (Moxetumomab Pasudotox-tdfk)

Lupron (Leuprolide Acetate)

Lupron Depot (Leuprolide Acetate)

Lutathera (Lutetium Lu 177-Dotatate)

Lutetium (Lu 177-Dotatate)

Lynparza (Olaparib)

M

Marqibo (Vincristine Sulfate Liposome)

Matulane (Procarbazine Hydrochloride)

Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride

Megestrol Acetate

Mekinist (Trametinib)

Mektovi (Binimetinib)

Melphalan

Melphalan Hydrochloride

Mercaptopurine

Mesna

Mesnex (Mesna)

Methotrexate

Methylnaltrexone Bromide

Midostaurin

Mitomycin C

Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride

Mogamulizumab-kpkc

Moxetumomab Pasudotox-tdfk

Mozobil (Plerixafor)

Mustargen (Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride)

MVAC

Mvasi (Bevacizumab)

Myleran (Busulfan)

Mylotarg (Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin)

N

Nanoparticle Paclitaxel (Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation)

Navelbine (Vinorelbine Tartrate)

Necitumumab

Nelarabine

Neratinib Maleate

Nerlynx (Neratinib Maleate)

Netupitant and Palonosetron Hydrochloride

Neulasta (Pegfilgrastim)

Neupogen (Filgrastim)

Nexavar (Sorafenib Tosylate)

Nilandron (Nilutamide)

Nilotinib

Nilutamide

Ninlaro (Ixazomib Citrate)

Niraparib Tosylate Monohydrate

Nivolumab

Nplate (Romiplostim)

Nubeqa (Darolutamide)

O

Obinutuzumab

Odomzo (Sonidegib)

OEPA

Ofatumumab

OFF

Olaparib

Olaratumab

Omacetaxine Mepesuccinate

Oncaspar (Pegaspargase)

Ondansetron Hydrochloride

Onivyde (Irinotecan Hydrochloride Liposome)

Ontak (Denileukin Diftitox)

Opdivo (Nivolumab)

OPPA

Osimertinib Mesylate

Oxaliplatin

P

Paclitaxel

Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation

PAD

Palbociclib

Palifermin

Palonosetron Hydrochloride

Palonosetron Hydrochloride and Netupitant

Pamidronate Disodium

Panitumumab

Panobinostat

Pazopanib Hydrochloride

PCV

PEB

Pegaspargase

Pegfilgrastim

Peginterferon Alfa-2b

PEG-Intron (Peginterferon Alfa-2b)

Pembrolizumab

Pemetrexed Disodium

Perjeta (Pertuzumab)

Pertuzumab

Piqray (Alpelisib)

Plerixafor

Polatuzumab Vedotin-piiq

Polivy (Polatuzumab Vedotin-piiq)

Pomalidomide

Pomalyst (Pomalidomide)

Ponatinib Hydrochloride

Portrazza (Necitumumab)

Poteligeo (Mogamulizumab-kpkc)

Pralatrexate

Prednisone

Procarbazine Hydrochloride

Procrit (Epoetin Alfa)

Proleukin (Aldesleukin)

Prolia (Denosumab)

Promacta (Eltrombopag Olamine)

Propranolol Hydrochloride

Provenge (Sipuleucel-T)

Purinethol (Mercaptopurine)

Purixan (Mercaptopurine)

Q

[No Entries]

R

Radium 223 Dichloride

Raloxifene Hydrochloride

Ramucirumab

Rasburicase

Ravulizumab-cwvz

R-CHOP

R-CVP Recombinant Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Bivalent Vaccine

Recombinant Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Nonavalent Vaccine

Recombinant Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Quadrivalent Vaccine

Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b

Regorafenib

Relistor (Methylnaltrexone Bromide)

R-EPOCH

Retacrit (Epoetin Alfa)

Revlimid (Lenalidomide)

Rheumatrex (Methotrexate)

Ribociclib

R-ICE

Rituxan (Rituximab)

Rituxan Hycela (Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human)

Rituximab

Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human

Rolapitant Hydrochloride

Romidepsin

Romiplostim

Rozlytrek (Entrectinib)

Rubidomycin (Daunorubicin Hydrochloride)

Rubraca (Rucaparib Camsylate)

Rucaparib Camsylate

Ruxolitinib Phosphate

Rydapt (Midostaurin)

S

Sancuso (Granisetron)

Sclerosol Intrapleural Aerosol (Talc)

Selinexor

Siltuximab

Sipuleucel-T

Somatuline Depot (Lanreotide Acetate)

Sonidegib

Sorafenib Tosylate

Sprycel (Dasatinib)

STANFORD V

Sterile Talc Powder (Talc)

Steritalc (Talc)

Stivarga (Regorafenib)

Sunitinib Malate

Sustol (Granisetron)

Sutent (Sunitinib Malate)

Sylatron (Peginterferon Alfa-2b)

Sylvant (Siltuximab)

Synribo (Omacetaxine Mepesuccinate)

T

Tabloid (Thioguanine)

TAC

Tafinlar (Dabrafenib Mesylate)

Tagraxofusp-erzs

Tagrisso (Osimertinib Mesylate)

Talazoparib Tosylate

Talc

Talimogene Laherparepvec

Talzenna (Talazoparib Tosylate)

Tamoxifen Citrate

Tarceva (Erlotinib Hydrochloride)

Targretin (Bexarotene)

Tasigna (Nilotinib)

Tavalisse (Fostamatinib Disodium)

Taxol (Paclitaxel)

Taxotere (Docetaxel)

Tecentriq (Atezolizumab)

Temodar (Temozolomide)

Temozolomide

Temsirolimus

Thalidomide

Thalomid (Thalidomide)

Thioguanine

Thiotepa

Tibsovo (Ivosidenib)

Tisagenlecleucel

Tocilizumab

Tolak (Fluorouracil--Topical)

Topotecan Hydrochloride

Toremifene

Torisel (Temsirolimus)

Totect (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride)

TPF

Trabectedin

Trametinib

Trastuzumab

Trastuzumab and Hyaluronidase-oysk

Treanda (Bendamustine Hydrochloride)

Trexall (Methotrexate)

Trifluridine and Tipiracil Hydrochloride

Trisenox (Arsenic Trioxide)

Tykerb (Lapatinib Ditosylate)

U

Ultomiris (Ravulizumab-cwvz)

Unituxin (Dinutuximab)

Uridine Triacetate

V

VAC

Valrubicin

Valstar (Valrubicin)

Vandetanib

VAMP

Varubi (Rolapitant Hydrochloride)

Vectibix (Panitumumab)

VeIP

Velcade (Bortezomib)

Vemurafenib

Venclexta (Venetoclax)

Venetoclax

Verzenio (Abemaciclib)

Vidaza (Azacitidine)

Vinblastine Sulfate

Vincristine Sulfate

Vincristine Sulfate Liposome

Vinorelbine Tartrate

VIP

Vismodegib

Vistogard (Uridine Triacetate)

Vitrakvi (Larotrectinib Sulfate)

Vizimpro (Dacomitinib)

Voraxaze (Glucarpidase)

Vorinostat

Votrient (Pazopanib Hydrochloride)

Vyxeos (Daunorubicin Hydrochloride and Cytarabine Liposome)

W

[No Entries]

X

Xalkori (Crizotinib)

Xeloda (Capecitabine)

XELIRI

XELOX

Xgeva (Denosumab)

Xofigo (Radium 223 Dichloride)

Xospata (Gilteritinib Fumarate)

Xpovio (Selinexor)

Xtandi (Enzalutamide)

Y

Yervoy (Ipilimumab)

Yescarta (Axicabtagene Ciloleucel)

Yondelis (Trabectedin)

Z

Zaltrap (Ziv-Aflibercept)

Zarxio (Filgrastim)

Zejula (Niraparib Tosylate Monohydrate)

Zelboraf (Vemurafenib)

Zevalin (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan)

Zinecard (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride)

Ziv-Aflibercept

Zofran (Ondansetron Hydrochloride)

Zoladex (Goserelin Acetate)

Zoledronic Acid

Zolinza (Vorinostat)

Zometa (Zoledronic Acid)

Zydelig (Idelalisib)

Zykadia (Ceritinib)

Zytiga (Abiraterone Acetate)