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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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Acalabrutinib

Acalabrutinib is a kinase inhibitor indicated:In combination with bendamustine and rituximab for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who are ineligible for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).For the treatment of adult patients with MCL who have received at least one prior therapy.For the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

Calquence® Acalabrutinib

Alemtuzumab

Alemtuzumab is FDA approved to treat people who have chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Campath® Alemtuzumab

Calaspargase pegol-mknl

Calaspargase pegol-mknl is FDA approved as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in pediatric and young adult patients age 1 month to 21 years.

Asparlas® Calaspargase pegol-mknl

Carboplatin

Carboplatin is FDA approved to treat people who have certain kinds of cancer, including some blood cancers. Carboplatin may cause temporary loss of hair during treatment. Normal hair growth should return after treatment ends.

Paraplatin® Carboplatin

Carfilzomib

Carfilzomib is indicated in combination withLenalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma who have received one to three prior lines of therapy. It is also indicated as a single agent for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least two prior therapies including bortezomib and an immunomodulatory agent and have demonstrated disease progression on or within 60 days of completion of the last therapy.In a clinical study of relapsed multiple myeloma, carfilzomib and dexamethasone kept the disease from getting worse longer than bortezomib and dexamethasone (median of 18.7 months compared with 9.4 months) and helped patients live longer (median of 47.6 months compared with 40 months).Daratumumab (Darzalex®) plus dexamethasone for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received one to three previous lines of therapy.

Kyprolis® Carfilzomib

Carmustine

Carmustine is FDA approved to treat people who have myeloma (in combination with prednisone); relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (as secondary therapy in combination with other approved drugs in patients who relapse while being treated with primary therapy or who fail to respond to primary therapy); relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (as secondary therapy in combination with other approved drugs).

BiCNU® BCNU Carmustine

Chlorambucil

Chlorambucil is FDA approved to treat people who have chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), some types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and advanced Hodgkin lymphoma.

Leukeran® Chlorambucil

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least 1 prior line of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor and an immunomodulatory agent, and are refractory to lenalidomide.

Carvykti™ Ciltacabtagene autoleucel

Cisplatin

Cisplatin is FDA approved alone or in combination with other drugs to treat people who have certain types of cancer.

Platinol®-AQ Cisplatin

Cladribine

Cladribine is FDA approved to treat people who have active hairy cell leukemia. It is also used to treat some other types of leukemia and lymphoma.

Leustatin® 2-CdA Cladribine

Clofarabine

Clofarabine is FDA approved to treat children and young adults (1- 21 years old) with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia after at least two prior regimens.

Clolar® Clofarabine

Cobimetinib

Cobimetinib is indicated as a single agent for the treatment of adult patients with histiocytic neoplasms.

Cobimetinib Cotellic®

Copanlisib

Copanlisib is FDA approved for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma (FL) who have received at least two prior systemic therapies.

Aliqopa® Copanlisib

Crizotinib

Crizotinib is FDA approved for the treatment of pediatric patients 1 year of age and older and young adults with relapsed or refractory, systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) that is ALK-positive.Limitations of Use: The safety and efficacy of Xalkori have not been established in older adults with relapsed or refractory, systemic ALK-positive ALCL.

Xalkori® Crizotinib

Cyclophosphamide

Cyclophosphamide is FDA approved to treat several types of cancer, including people who have Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, acute and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute and chronic myeloid leukemia, myeloma, and mycosis fungoides. Cyclophosphamide is usually used in combination with other drugs.Cyclophosphamide may cause a temporary loss of hair in some people. After treatment has ended, normal hair growth should return, although the new hair may be a slightly different color or texture.

Cytoxan® Cyclophosphamide

Cytarabine

Cytarabine is FDA approved to prevent and treat leukemia that has spread to the meninges (the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord). It is also FDA approved for use with other drugs to treat acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia. This medicine may cause a temporary loss of hair in some people. After treatment with cytarabine has ended, normal hair growth should return.Liposomal cytarabine (DepoCyt®) is given by intrathecal injection. It is FDA approved to treat lymphoma that has spread to the meninges.

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

Daunorubicin

Daunorubicin is FDA approved for use in combination with other approved anticancer drugs for remission induction in acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (myelogenous, monocytic, erythroid) of adults and for remission induction in acute lymphoblastic leukemia of children and adults. Daunorubicin causes urine to turn reddish in color, which may stain clothes. This is not blood. It is perfectly normal and lasts for only 1 or 2 days after each dose is given. This medicine often causes a temporary and total loss of hair. After treatment with daunorubicin has ended, normal hair growth should return.

Cerubidine® Daunorubicin

Glofitamab-gxbm

Glofitamab-gxbm is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (DLBCL, NOS) or large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) arising from follicular lymphoma, after two or more lines of systemic therapy.

Glofitamab-gxbm Columvi™

Lomustine

Lomustine is FDA approved as a secondary therapy in combination with other drugs to treat people with Hodgkin lymphoma who relapse while being treated with primary therapy or who fail to respond to primary therapy.

CeeNU® CCNU Lomustine

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