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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

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)

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) 

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

Daunorubicin

Drug name(s)

Cerubidine® Daunorubicin

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Glofitamab-gxbm

Drug name(s)

Glofitamab-gxbm Columvi™

Approved for

  • Large B-Cell Lymphoma (LBCL)
  • Lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
  • Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) 

Lomustine

Drug name(s)

CeeNU® CCNU Lomustine

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)

Nilotinib

Drug name(s)

Tasigna® Danziten Cavhanza Nilotinib

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

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