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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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Pegaspargase

Drug name(s)

Oncaspar® PEG-L-asparaginase Pegaspargase

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Pegfilgrastim

Drug name(s)

Neulasta® Pegfilgrastim G-CSF Fulphila™ * Pegfilgrastim-jmdb* Udenyca™ * Pegfilgrastim-cbqv* Ziextenzo™ * Pegfilgrastim-bmez * Nyvepria Pegfilgrastim-apgf* Fylnetra* Pegfilgrastim-pbbk* Stimufend®* Pegfilgrastim-fpgk*

Approved for

  • Other Blood Cancers

Pembrolizumab

Drug name(s)

Keytruda® Pembrolizumab

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)
  • Primary Mediastinal (Thymic) Large B-cell Lymphoma (PMBCL)
  • Other Blood Cancers

Pentostatin

Drug name(s)

Nipent® Pentostatin

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL)
  • Essential Thrombocythemia
  • Other Blood Cancers

Pirtobrutinib

Drug name(s)

Pirtobrutinib Jaypirca®

Approved for

  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL/SLL)
  • Lymphoma
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) 

Pivekimab sunirine-pvzy

Drug name(s)

Pivekimab sunirine-pvzy Decnupaz™

Approved for

  • Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN)

Plerixafor

Drug name(s)

Mozobil® Plerixafor

Approved for

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

Polatuzumab vedotin-piiq

Drug name(s)

Polivy® Polatuzumab vedotin-piiq

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) 
  • Other Blood Cancers

Pomalidomide

Drug name(s)

Pomalyst® Pomalidomide

Approved for

  • Myeloma

Ponatinib

Drug name(s)

Iclusig® Ponatinib

Approved for

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

Pralatrexate

Drug name(s)

Folotyn® Pralatrexate

Approved for

  • Large B-Cell Lymphoma (LBCL)
  • Lymphoma
  • Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma
  • Other Blood Cancers

Procarbazine

Drug name(s)

Matulane® Procarbazine

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)

quizartinib

Drug name(s)

Quizartinib Vanflyta®

Approved for

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Rasburicase

Drug name(s)

Elitek® Rasburicase

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma

Remestemcel-L-rknd

Drug name(s)

Ryoncil® Remestemcel-L-rknd

Revumenib

Drug name(s)

Revumenib Revuforj®

Approved for

  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Rituximab

Drug name(s)

Rituxan® Rituximab Truxima® * Rituximab-abbs* Ruxience™ * Rituximab-pvvr* Riabni Rituximab-arrx*

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL/SLL)
  • B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia
  • Lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
  • Burkitt Lymphoma (BL)
  • Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) 

Rituximab and hyaluronidase human

Drug name(s)

Rituxan Hycela® Rituximab and hyaluronidase human

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL/SLL)
  • Lymphoma
  • Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) 
  • Follicular Lymphoma (FL) 

Romidepsin

Drug name(s)

Istodax® Romidepsin

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL)

Ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft

Drug name(s)

Ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft Besremi®

Approved for

  • Polycythemia Vera

Ruxolitinib

Drug name(s)

Jakafi® Ruxolitinib

Approved for

  • Essential Thrombocythemia
  • Primary Myelofibrosis
  • Polycythemia Vera

Sargramostim

Drug name(s)

Leukine ® GM-CSF Sargramostim

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Selinexor

Drug name(s)

Xpovio® Selinexor

Approved for

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

Sonrotoclax

Drug name(s)

Sonrotoclax Beqalzi™

Approved for

  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) 

Tafasitamab-cxix

Drug name(s)

Monjuvi® Tafasitamab-cxix

Approved for

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

Tagraxofusp-erzs

Drug name(s)

Elzonris™ Tagraxofusp-erzs

Approved for

  • Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN)

Talquetamab-tgvs

Drug name(s)

Talquetamab-tgvs Talvey™

Approved for

  • Myeloma

Teclistamab-cqyv

Drug name(s)

Tecvayli™ Teclistamab-cqyv

Approved for

  • Myeloma

Teniposide

Drug name(s)

Vumon® VM-26 Teniposide

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)
  • Other Blood Cancers

Thalidomide

Drug name(s)

Thalomid® Thalidomide

Approved for

  • Myeloma
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Tisagenlecleucel

Drug name(s)

Kymriah® Tisagenlecleucel

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Lymphoma
  • Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) 
  • Follicular Lymphoma (FL) 

Tocilizumab

Drug name(s)

Actemra® Tocilizumab

Approved for

  • Other Blood Cancers

Topotecan

Drug name(s)

Hycamtin® Topotecan

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Tretinoin

Drug name(s)

Vesanoid® ATRA Tretinoin All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)

Vemurafenib

Drug name(s)

Zelboraf® Vemurafenib

Approved for

  • Other Blood Cancers

Venetoclax

Drug name(s)

Venclexta® Venetoclax

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL/SLL)

Vinblastine

Drug name(s)

Velban® Vinblastine

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma
  • Other Blood Cancers

Vincristine

Drug name(s)

Oncovin® Vincristine

Approved for

  • Other Blood Cancers

Vorinostat

Drug name(s)

Zolinza® Vorinostat

Approved for

  • Lymphoma
  • Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL)

Zanubrutinib

Drug name(s)

Brukinsa® Zanubrutinib

Approved for

  • Leukemia
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL/SLL)
  • Lymphoma
  • Follicular Lymphoma (FL) 
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) 
  • Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL) 
  • Waldenström Macroglobulinemia (WM)

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