Cancer drug listing

Find detailed information for nearly 200 cancer drugs, including brand and generic names for each drug, what it is intended to treat, how it is administered, and possible side effects.

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6-Thioguanine

Drug name(s)

Tabloid® Thioguanine 6-Thioguanine

Approved for

  • Leukemia

Abatacept

Drug name(s)

Orencia® Abatacept

Approved for

  • Other Blood Cancers

Acalabrutinib

Drug name(s)

Calquence® Acalabrutinib

Approved for

  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL/SLL)
  • Lymphoma

Alemtuzumab

Drug name(s)

Campath® Alemtuzumab

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL/SLL)

Anagrelide hydrochloride

Drug name(s)

Agrylin® Anagrelide hydrochloride

Approved for

  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
  • Essential Thrombocythemia

Arsenic trioxide

Drug name(s)

Trisenox® Arsenic trioxide

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)

Asciminib

Drug name(s)

Scemblix® Asciminib

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
  • Other Blood Cancers

Asparaginase

Drug name(s)

Asparaginase

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)- rywn

Drug name(s)

Asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)- rywn Rylaze®

Approved for

  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Lymphoblastic Lymphoma

Avapritinib

Drug name(s)

Ayvakit® Avapritinib

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Other Blood Cancers

Axatilimab-csfr

Drug name(s)

Axatilimab-csfr Niktimvo™

Axicabtagene ciloleucel

Drug name(s)

Yescarta® Axicabtagene ciloleucel

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) 
  • Follicular Lymphoma (FL) 

Azacitidine

Drug name(s)

Vidaza® Azacitidine Onureg®

Approved for

  • Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Belantamab mafodotin-blmf

Drug name(s)

Blenrep Belantamab mafodotin-blmf

Approved for

  • Myeloma

Belinostat

Drug name(s)

Beleodaq™ Belinostat

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified (PTCL-NOS)

Belumosudil

Drug name(s)

Rezurock™ Belumosudil

Approved for

  • Other Blood Cancers

Bendamustine hydrochloride

Drug name(s)

Treanda® Bendamustine hydrochloride Bendeka™

Approved for

  • Lymphoma

Bexarotene

Drug name(s)

Targretin® Bexarotene

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL)
  • Other Blood Cancers

Bleomycin

Drug name(s)

Blenoxane® Bleomycin

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)

Blinatumomab

Drug name(s)

Blincyto® Blinatumomab

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Bortezomib

Drug name(s)

Velcade® Bortezomib

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) 
  • Myeloma

Bosutinib

Drug name(s)

Bosulif® Bosutinib

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

Brentuximab vedotin

Drug name(s)

Adcetris® Brentuximab vedotin

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • T-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia
  • Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)
  • Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified (PTCL-NOS)
  • Other Blood Cancers

Brexucabtagene autoleucel

Drug name(s)

Tecartus® Brexucabtagene autoleucel

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Lymphoma
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) 

Busulfan

Drug name(s)

Busulfex® Myleran® Busulfan

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

Calaspargase pegol-mknl

Drug name(s)

Asparlas® Calaspargase pegol-mknl

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Carboplatin

Drug name(s)

Paraplatin® Carboplatin

Approved for

  • Other Blood Cancers

Carfilzomib

Drug name(s)

Kyprolis® Carfilzomib

Approved for

  • Myeloma

Carmustine

Drug name(s)

BiCNU® BCNU Carmustine

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
  • Myeloma

Chlorambucil

Drug name(s)

Leukeran® Chlorambucil

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL/SLL)
  • Lymphoma
  • Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel

Drug name(s)

Carvykti™ Ciltacabtagene autoleucel

Approved for

  • Myeloma

Cisplatin

Drug name(s)

Platinol®-AQ Cisplatin

Approved for

  • Other Blood Cancers

Cladribine

Drug name(s)

Leustatin® 2-CdA Cladribine

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)
  • Lymphoma

Clofarabine

Drug name(s)

Clolar® Clofarabine

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Cobimetinib

Drug name(s)

Cobimetinib Cotellic®

Approved for

  • Other Blood Cancers

Copanlisib

Drug name(s)

Aliqopa® Copanlisib

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Follicular Lymphoma (FL) 

Corticosteroids

Drug name(s)

Decadron ®

Approved for

  • Other Blood Cancers

Crizotinib

Drug name(s)

Xalkori® Crizotinib

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Other Blood Cancers

Cyclophosphamide

Drug name(s)

Cytoxan® Cyclophosphamide

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL/SLL)
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
  • Myeloma

Cytarabine

Drug name(s)

Cytosar-U® Cytosine arabinoside Ara-C Cytarabine Liposomal cytarabine DepoCyt®

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
  • Lymphoma

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