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 Aldesleukin 6 Alemtuzumab 7 Alimta (Pemetrexed Disodium) 8 Aminolevulinic Acid 9 Anastrozole 10 Aprepitant 11 Arimidex (Anastrozole) 10 Aromasin (Exemestane) 12 Arranon (Nelarabine) 13 Arsenic Trioxide 14 Avastin (Bevacizumab) 15 Azacitidine 16 B Bendamustine Hydrochloride 17 Bevacizumab 15 Bexarotene 18 Bexxar (Tositumomab and I 131 Iodine Tositumomab) 19 Bortezomib 20 C Campath (Alemtuzumab) 7 Camptosar (Irinotecan Hydrochloride) 21 Capecitabine 22 Carboplatin 23 Cetuximab 24 Cisplatin 25 Clafen (Cyclophosphamide) 26 Clofarabine 27 Clofarex (Clofarabine) 27 Clolar (Clofarabine) 27 Cyclophosphamide 26 Cytarabine 28 Cytosar-U (Cytarabine) 28 Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide) 26 D Dacogen (Decitabine) 29 Dasatinib 30 Decitabine 29 Degarelix 31 DepoCyt (Liposomal Cytarabine) 32 DepoFoam (Liposomal Cytarabine) 32 Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride 33 Docetaxel 34 Doxil (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 35 Doxorubicin Hydrochloride 3 Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome 35 Dox-SL (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 35 E Efudex (Fluorouracil) 4 Eligard (Leuprolide Acetate) 36 Ellence (Epirubicin Hydrochloride) 37 Eloxatin (Oxaliplatin) 38 Eltrombopag Olamine 39 Emend (Aprepitant) 11 Epirubicin Hydrochloride 37 Erbitux (Cetuximab) 24 Erlotinib Hydrochloride 40 Etopophos (Etoposide Phosphate) 41 Etoposide 42 Etoposide Phosphate 41 Evacet (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 35 Evista (Raloxifene Hydrochloride) 43 Exemestane 12 F Faslodex (Fulvestrant) 44 Femara (Letrozole) 45 Folex (Methotrexate) 46 Folex PFS (Methotrexate) 46 Fludara (Fludarabine Phosphate) 47 Fludarabine Phosphate 48 Fluoroplex (Fluorouracil) 4 Fluorouracil 4 Fulvestrant 44 G Gefitinib 49 Gemcitabine Hydrochloride 50 Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 51 Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hydrochloride) 50 Gleevec (Imatinib Mesylate) 52 H Herceptin (Trastuzumab) 53 Hycamtin (Topotecan Hydrochloride) 54 I Ibritumomab Tiuxetan 55 Imatinib Mesylate 52 Imiquimod 5 Iressa (Gefitinib) 49 Irinotecan Hydrochloride 21 Ixabepilone 56 Ixempra (Ixabepilone) 56 J [No Entries] K Keoxifene (Raloxifene Hydrochloride) 43 Kepivance (Palifermin) 57 L Lapatinib Ditosylate 58 Lenalidomide 59 Letrozole 45 Leucovorin Calcium 60 Leuprolide Acetate 36 Levulan (Aminolevulinic Acid) 9 LipoDox (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 35 Liposomal Cytarabine 32 Lupron (Leuprolide Acetate) 36 Lupron Depot (Leuprolide Acetate) 36 Lupron Depot-Ped (Leuprolide Acetate) 36 Lupron Depot-3 Month (Leuprolide Acetate) 36 Lupron Depot-4 Month (Leuprolide Acetate) 36 M Methazolastone (Temozolomide) 61 Methotrexate 46 Methotrexate LPF (Methotrexate) 46 Mexate (Methotrexate) 46 Mexate-AQ (Methotrexate) 46 Mozobil (Plerixafor) 62 Mylosar (Azacitidine) 16 Mylotarg (Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin) 51 N Nanoparticle Paclitaxel (Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation) 2 Nelarabine 13 Neosar (Cyclophosphamide) 26 Nexavar (Sorafenib Tosylate) 63 Nilotinib 64 Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate) 65 Nplate (Romiplostim) 66 O Oncaspar (Pegaspargase) 67 Oxaliplatin 38 P Paclitaxel 68 Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation 2 Palifermin 57 Panitumumab 69 Paraplat (Carboplatin) 23 Paraplatin (Carboplatin) 23 Pegaspargase 67 Pemetrexed Disodium 8 Platinol-AQ (Cisplatin) 25 Platinol (Cisplatin) 25 Plerixafor 70 Proleukin (Aldesleukin) 6 Promacta (Eltrombopag Olamine) 39 Q [No Entries] R Raloxifene Hydrochloride 43 Revlimid (Lenalidomide) 59 Rheumatrex (Methotrexate) 46 Rituxan (Rituximab) 71 Rituximab 71 Romiplostim 72 S Sclerosol Intrapleural Aerosol (Talc) 73 Sorafenib Tosylate 63 Sprycel (Dasatinib) 30 Sterile Talc Powder (Talc) 73 Steritalc (Talc) 73 Sunitinib Malate 74 Sutent (Sunitinib Malate) 74 Synovir (Thalidomide) 75 T Talc 73 Tamoxifen Citrate 65 Tarabine PFS (Cytarabine) 28 Tarceva (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) 40 Targretin (Bexarotene) 18 Tasigna (Nilotinib) 64 Taxol (Paclitaxel) 68 Taxotere (Docetaxel) 34 Temodar (Temozolomide) 61 Temozolomide 61 Temsirolimus 76 Thalomid (Thalidomide) 75 Thalidomide 75 Toposar (Etoposide) 42 Topotecan Hydrochloride 54 Totect (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride) 77 Torisel (Temsirolimus) 76 Tositumomab and I 131 Iodine Tositumomab 19 Trastuzumab 53 Treanda (Bendamustine Hydrochloride) 17 Trisenox (Arsenic Trioxide) 14 Tykerb (Lapatinib Ditosylate) 58 U [No Entries] V Vectibix (Panitumumab) 69 Velcade (Bortezomib) 20 VePesid (Etoposide) 42 Viadur (Leuprolide Acetate) 36 Vidaza (Azacitidine) 16 Vorinostat 78 Vincasar PFS (Vincristine Sulfate) 79 Vincristine Sulfate 79 W Wellcovorin (Leucovorin Calcium) 80 X Xeloda (Capecitabine) 22 Y [No Entries] Z Zevalin (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan) 55 Zinecard (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride) 33 Zoledronic Acid 81 Zolinza (Vorinostat) 78 Zometa (Zoledronic Acid) 82

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An agency in the U.S. federal government whose mission is to protect public health by making sure that food, cosmetics, and nutritional supplements are safe to use and truthfully labeled. The Food and Drug Administration also makes sure that drugs, medical devices, and equipment are safe and effective, and that blood for transfusions and transplant tissue are safe. Also called FDA.

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