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 below 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 Afinitor (Everolimus) 5 Aldara (Imiquimod) 6 Aldesleukin 7 Alemtuzumab 8 Alimta (Pemetrexed Disodium) 9 Aminolevulinic Acid 10 Anastrozole 11 Aprepitant 12 Arimidex (Anastrozole) 11 Aromasin (Exemestane) 13 Arranon (Nelarabine) 14 Arsenic Trioxide 15 Avastin (Bevacizumab) 16 Azacitidine 17 B Bendamustine Hydrochloride 18 Bevacizumab 16 Bexarotene 19 Bexxar (Tositumomab and I 131 Iodine Tositumomab) 20 Bortezomib 21 Bleomycin 22 C Campath (Alemtuzumab) 8 Camptosar (Irinotecan Hydrochloride) 23 Capecitabine 24 Carboplatin 25 Cetuximab 26 Cisplatin 27 Clafen (Cyclophosphamide) 28 Clofarabine 29 Clofarex (Clofarabine) 29 Clolar (Clofarabine) 29 Cyclophosphamide 28 Cytarabine 30 Cytosar-U (Cytarabine) 30 Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide) 28 D Dacogen (Decitabine) 31 Dasatinib 32 Decitabine 31 Degarelix 33 DepoCyt (Liposomal Cytarabine) 34 DepoFoam (Liposomal Cytarabine) 34 Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride 35 Docetaxel 36 Doxil (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 37 Doxorubicin Hydrochloride 3 Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome 37 Dox-SL (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 37 E Efudex (Fluorouracil) 4 Eligard (Leuprolide Acetate) 38 Ellence (Epirubicin Hydrochloride) 39 Eloxatin (Oxaliplatin) 40 Eltrombopag Olamine 41 Emend (Aprepitant) 12 Epirubicin Hydrochloride 39 Erbitux (Cetuximab) 26 Erlotinib Hydrochloride 42 Etopophos (Etoposide Phosphate) 43 Etoposide 44 Etoposide Phosphate 43 Evacet (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 37 Everolimus 5 Evista (Raloxifene Hydrochloride) 45 Exemestane 13 F Faslodex (Fulvestrant) 46 Femara (Letrozole) 47 Folex (Methotrexate) 48 Folex PFS (Methotrexate) 48 Fludara (Fludarabine Phosphate) 49 Fludarabine Phosphate 50 Fluoroplex (Fluorouracil) 4 Fluorouracil 4 Fulvestrant 46 G Gefitinib 51 Gemcitabine Hydrochloride 52 Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 53 Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hydrochloride) 52 Gleevec (Imatinib Mesylate) 54 H Herceptin (Trastuzumab) 55 Hycamtin (Topotecan Hydrochloride) 56 I Ibritumomab Tiuxetan 57 Imatinib Mesylate 54 Imiquimod 6 Iressa (Gefitinib) 51 Irinotecan Hydrochloride 23 Ixabepilone 58 Ixempra (Ixabepilone) 58 J [No Entries] K Keoxifene (Raloxifene Hydrochloride) 45 Kepivance (Palifermin) 59 L Lapatinib Ditosylate 60 Lenalidomide 61 Letrozole 47 Leucovorin Calcium 62 Leuprolide Acetate 38 Levulan (Aminolevulinic Acid) 10 LipoDox (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 37 Liposomal Cytarabine 34 Lupron (Leuprolide Acetate) 38 Lupron Depot (Leuprolide Acetate) 38 Lupron Depot-Ped (Leuprolide Acetate) 38 Lupron Depot-3 Month (Leuprolide Acetate) 38 Lupron Depot-4 Month (Leuprolide Acetate) 38 M Methazolastone (Temozolomide) 63 Methotrexate 48 Methotrexate LPF (Methotrexate) 48 Mexate (Methotrexate) 48 Mexate-AQ (Methotrexate) 48 Mozobil (Plerixafor) 64 Mylosar (Azacitidine) 17 Mylotarg (Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin) 53 N Nanoparticle Paclitaxel (Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation) 2 Nelarabine 14 Neosar (Cyclophosphamide) 28 Nexavar (Sorafenib Tosylate) 65 Nilotinib 66 Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate) 67 Nplate (Romiplostim) 68 O Oncaspar (Pegaspargase) 69 Oxaliplatin 40 P Paclitaxel 70 Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation 2 Palifermin 59 Panitumumab 71 Paraplat (Carboplatin) 25 Paraplatin (Carboplatin) 25 Pegaspargase 69 Pemetrexed Disodium 9 Platinol-AQ (Cisplatin) 27 Platinol (Cisplatin) 27 Plerixafor 72 Proleukin (Aldesleukin) 7 Promacta (Eltrombopag Olamine) 41 Q [No Entries] R Raloxifene Hydrochloride 45 Revlimid (Lenalidomide) 61 Rheumatrex (Methotrexate) 48 Rituxan (Rituximab) 73 Rituximab 73 Romiplostim 74 S Sclerosol Intrapleural Aerosol (Talc) 75 Sorafenib Tosylate 65 Sprycel (Dasatinib) 32 Sterile Talc Powder (Talc) 75 Steritalc (Talc) 75 Sunitinib Malate 76 Sutent (Sunitinib Malate) 76 Synovir (Thalidomide) 77 T Talc 75 Tamoxifen Citrate 67 Tarabine PFS (Cytarabine) 30 Tarceva (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) 42 Targretin (Bexarotene) 19 Tasigna (Nilotinib) 66 Taxol (Paclitaxel) 70 Taxotere (Docetaxel) 36 Temodar (Temozolomide) 63 Temozolomide 63 Temsirolimus 78 Thalomid (Thalidomide) 77 Thalidomide 77 Toposar (Etoposide) 44 Topotecan Hydrochloride 56 Totect (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride) 79 Torisel (Temsirolimus) 78 Tositumomab and I 131 Iodine Tositumomab 20 Trastuzumab 55 Treanda (Bendamustine Hydrochloride) 18 Trisenox (Arsenic Trioxide) 15 Tykerb (Lapatinib Ditosylate) 60 U [No Entries] V Vectibix (Panitumumab) 71 Velcade (Bortezomib) 21 VePesid (Etoposide) 44 Viadur (Leuprolide Acetate) 38 Vidaza (Azacitidine) 17 Vincasar PFS (Vincristine Sulfate) 80 Vincristine Sulfate 80 Vorinostat 81 W Wellcovorin (Leucovorin Calcium) 82 X Xeloda (Capecitabine) 24 Y [No Entries] Z Zevalin (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan) 57 Zinecard (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride) 35 Zoledronic Acid 83 Zolinza (Vorinostat) 81 Zometa (Zoledronic Acid) 84

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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.