NCI's drug information summaries provide consumer-friendly information about certain drugs that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat cancer or conditions related to cancer. For each drug, topics covered include background, research results, possible side effects, approval information, and ongoing clinical trials. The alphabetical list of drug information summaries includes brand and generic drug names. For each brand name, the generic name is shown in parentheses: Brand name (Generic). Alphabetical List of Drug Information Summaries A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  A Abitrexate (Methotrexate) 1 Abraxane (Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation) 2 Adriamycin (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride) 3 Adrucil (Fluorouracil) 4 Aldara (Imiquimod) 5 Alemtuzumab 6 Alimta (Pemetrexed Disodium) 7 Aminolevulinic Acid 8 Anastrozole 9 Aprepitant 10 Arimidex (Anastrozole) 9 Aromasin (Exemestane) 11 Arranon (Nelarabine) 12 Arsenic Trioxide 13 Avastin (Bevacizumab) 14 Azacitidine 15 B Bendamustine Hydrochloride 16 Bevacizumab 14 Bexarotene 17 Bexxar (Tositumomab and I 131 Iodine Tositumomab) 18 Bortezomib 19 C Campath (Alemtuzumab) 6 Camptosar (Irinotecan Hydrochloride) 20 Capecitabine 21 Carboplatin 22 Cetuximab 23 Cisplatin 24 Clafen (Cyclophosphamide) 25 Clofarabine 26 Clofarex (Clofarabine) 26 Clolar (Clofarabine) 26 Cyclophosphamide 25 Cytarabine 27 Cytosar-U (Cytarabine) 27 Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide) 25 D Dacogen (Decitabine) 28 Dasatinib 29 Decitabine 28 DepoCyt (Liposomal Cytarabine) 30 DepoFoam (Liposomal Cytarabine) 30 Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride 31 Docetaxel 32 Doxil (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 33 Doxorubicin Hydrochloride 34 Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome 33 Dox-SL (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 33 E Efudex (Fluorouracil) 4 Eligard (Leuprolide Acetate) 35 Ellence (Epirubicin Hydrochloride) 36 Eloxatin (Oxaliplatin) 37 Emend (Aprepitant) 10 Epirubicin Hydrochloride 36 Erbitux (Cetuximab) 23 Erlotinib Hydrochloride 38 Etopophos (Etoposide Phosphate) 39 Etoposide 40 Etoposide Phosphate 39 Evacet (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 33 Evista (Raloxifene Hydrochloride) 41 Exemestane 11 F Faslodex (Fulvestrant) 42 Femara (Letrozole) 43 Folex (Methotrexate) 44 Folex PFS (Methotrexate) 44 Fludara (Fludarabine Phosphate) 45 Fludarabine Phosphate 46 Fluoroplex (Fluorouracil) 4 Fluorouracil 4 Fulvestrant 42 G Gefitinib 47 Gemcitabine Hydrochloride 48 Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 49 Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hydrochloride) 48 Gleevec (Imatinib Mesylate) 50 H Herceptin (Trastuzumab) 51 Hycamtin (Topotecan Hydrochloride) 52 I Ibritumomab Tiuxetan 53 Imatinib Mesylate 50 Imiquimod 5 Iressa (Gefitinib) 47 Irinotecan Hydrochloride 20 Ixabepilone 54 Ixempra (Ixabepilone) 54 J [No Entries] K Keoxifene (Raloxifene Hydrochloride) 41 Kepivance (Palifermin) 55 L Lapatinib Ditosylate 56 Lenalidomide 57 Letrozole 43 Leucovorin Calcium 58 Leuprolide Acetate 35 Levulan (Aminolevulinic Acid) 8 LipoDox (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 33 Liposomal Cytarabine 30 Lupron (Leuprolide Acetate) 35 Lupron Depot (Leuprolide Acetate) 35 Lupron Depot-Ped (Leuprolide Acetate) 35 Lupron Depot-3 Month (Leuprolide Acetate) 35 Lupron Depot-4 Month (Leuprolide Acetate) 35 M Methazolastone (Temozolomide) 59 Methotrexate 44 Methotrexate LPF (Methotrexate) 44 Mexate (Methotrexate) 44 Mexate-AQ (Methotrexate) 44 Mylosar (Azacitidine) 15 Mylotarg (Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin) 49 N Nanoparticle Paclitaxel (Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation) 2 Nelarabine 12 Neosar (Cyclophosphamide) 25 Nexavar (Sorafenib Tosylate) 60 Nilotinib 61 Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate) 62 Nplate (Romiplostim) 63 O Oncaspar (Pegaspargase) 64 Oxaliplatin 37 P Paclitaxel 65 Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation 2 Palifermin 55 Panitumumab 66 Paraplat (Carboplatin) 22 Paraplatin (Carboplatin) 22 Pegaspargase 64 Pemetrexed Disodium 7 Platinol-AQ (Cisplatin) 24 Platinol (Cisplatin) 24 Q [No Entries] R Raloxifene Hydrochloride 41 Revlimid (Lenalidomide) 57 Rheumatrex (Methotrexate) 44 Rituxan (Rituximab) 67 Rituximab 67 Romiplostim 68 S Sclerosol Intrapleural Aerosol (Talc) 69 Sorafenib Tosylate 60 Sprycel (Dasatinib) 29 Sterile Talc Powder (Talc) 69 Steritalc (Talc) 69 Sunitinib Malate 70 Sutent (Sunitinib Malate) 70 Synovir (Thalidomide) 71 T Talc 69 Tamoxifen Citrate 62 Tarabine PFS (Cytarabine) 27 Tarceva (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) 38 Targretin (Bexarotene) 17 Tasigna (Nilotinib) 61 Taxol (Paclitaxel) 65 Taxotere (Docetaxel) 32 Temodar (Temozolomide) 59 Temozolomide 59 Temsirolimus 72 Thalomid (Thalidomide) 71 Thalidomide 71 Toposar (Etoposide) 40 Topotecan Hydrochloride 52 Totect (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride) 73 Torisel (Temsirolimus) 72 Tositumomab and I 131 Iodine Tositumomab 18 Trastuzumab 51 Treanda (Bendamustine Hydrochloride) 16 Trisenox (Arsenic Trioxide) 13 Tykerb (Lapatinib Ditosylate) 56 U [No Entries] V Vectibix (Panitumumab) 66 Velcade (Bortezomib) 19 VePesid (Etoposide) 40 Viadur (Leuprolide Acetate) 35 Vidaza (Azacitidine) 15 Vorinostat 74 W Wellcovorin (Leucovorin Calcium) 75 X Xeloda (Capecitabine) 21 Y [No Entries] Z Zevalin (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan) 53 Zinecard (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride) 31 Zoledronic Acid 76 Zolinza (Vorinostat) 74 Zometa (Zoledronic Acid) 77

Glossary Terms

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Official nonbrand names by which medicines are known. Generic names usually refer to the chemical name of the drug.