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Drug Information Summaries

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
Dacarbazine 31
Dacogen (Decitabine) 32
Dasatinib 33
Decitabine 32
Degarelix 34
DepoCyt (Liposomal Cytarabine) 35
DepoFoam (Liposomal Cytarabine) 35
Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride 36
Docetaxel 37
Doxil (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 38
Doxorubicin Hydrochloride 3
Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome 38
Dox-SL (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 38
DTIC-Dome (Dacarbazine) 31
E
Efudex (Fluorouracil) 4
Eligard (Leuprolide Acetate) 39
Ellence (Epirubicin Hydrochloride) 40
Eloxatin (Oxaliplatin) 41
Eltrombopag Olamine 42
Emend (Aprepitant) 12
Epirubicin Hydrochloride 40
Erbitux (Cetuximab) 26
Erlotinib Hydrochloride 43
Etopophos (Etoposide Phosphate) 44
Etoposide 45
Etoposide Phosphate 44
Evacet (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 38
Everolimus 5
Evista (Raloxifene Hydrochloride) 46
Exemestane 13
F
Faslodex (Fulvestrant) 47
Femara (Letrozole) 48
Filgrastim 49
Folex (Methotrexate) 50
Folex PFS (Methotrexate) 50
Fludara (Fludarabine Phosphate) 51
Fludarabine Phosphate 52
Fluoroplex (Fluorouracil) 4
Fluorouracil 4
Fulvestrant 47
G
Gefitinib 53
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride 54
Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin 55
Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hydrochloride) 54
Gleevec (Imatinib Mesylate) 56
H
Herceptin (Trastuzumab) 57
Hycamtin (Topotecan Hydrochloride) 58
I
Ibritumomab Tiuxetan 59
Imatinib Mesylate 56
Imiquimod 6
Iressa (Gefitinib) 53
Irinotecan Hydrochloride 23
Ixabepilone 60
Ixempra (Ixabepilone) 60
J
[No Entries]
K
Keoxifene (Raloxifene Hydrochloride) 46
Kepivance (Palifermin) 61
L
Lapatinib Ditosylate 62
Lenalidomide 63
Letrozole 48
Leucovorin Calcium 64
Leuprolide Acetate 39
Levulan (Aminolevulinic Acid) 10
LipoDox (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome) 38
Liposomal Cytarabine 35
Lupron (Leuprolide Acetate) 39
Lupron Depot (Leuprolide Acetate) 39
Lupron Depot-Ped (Leuprolide Acetate) 39
Lupron Depot-3 Month (Leuprolide Acetate) 39
Lupron Depot-4 Month (Leuprolide Acetate) 39
M
Methazolastone (Temozolomide) 65
Methotrexate 50
Methotrexate LPF (Methotrexate) 50
Mexate (Methotrexate) 50
Mexate-AQ (Methotrexate) 50
Mozobil (Plerixafor) 66
Mylosar (Azacitidine) 17
Mylotarg (Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin) 55
N
Nanoparticle Paclitaxel (Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation) 2
Nelarabine 14
Neosar (Cyclophosphamide) 28
Neupogen (Filgrastim) 49
Nexavar (Sorafenib Tosylate) 67
Nilotinib 68
Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate) 69
Nplate (Romiplostim) 70
O
Oncaspar (Pegaspargase) 71
Oxaliplatin 41
P
Paclitaxel 72
Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation 2
Palifermin 61
Panitumumab 73
Paraplat (Carboplatin) 25
Paraplatin (Carboplatin) 25
Pegaspargase 71
Pemetrexed Disodium 9
Platinol-AQ (Cisplatin) 27
Platinol (Cisplatin) 27
Plerixafor 74
Proleukin (Aldesleukin) 7
Promacta (Eltrombopag Olamine) 42
Q
[No Entries]
R
Raloxifene Hydrochloride 46
Revlimid (Lenalidomide) 63
Rheumatrex (Methotrexate) 50
Rituxan (Rituximab) 75
Rituximab 75
Romiplostim 76
S
Sclerosol Intrapleural Aerosol (Talc) 77
Sorafenib Tosylate 67
Sprycel (Dasatinib) 33
Sterile Talc Powder (Talc) 77
Steritalc (Talc) 77
Sunitinib Malate 78
Sutent (Sunitinib Malate) 78
Synovir (Thalidomide) 79
T
Talc 77
Tamoxifen Citrate 69
Tarabine PFS (Cytarabine) 30
Tarceva (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) 43
Targretin (Bexarotene) 19
Tasigna (Nilotinib) 68
Taxol (Paclitaxel) 72
Taxotere (Docetaxel) 37
Temodar (Temozolomide) 65
Temozolomide 65
Temsirolimus 80
Thalomid (Thalidomide) 79
Thalidomide 79
Toposar (Etoposide) 45
Topotecan Hydrochloride 58
Totect (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride) 81
Torisel (Temsirolimus) 80
Tositumomab and I 131 Iodine Tositumomab 20
Trastuzumab 57
Treanda (Bendamustine Hydrochloride) 18
Trisenox (Arsenic Trioxide) 15
Tykerb (Lapatinib Ditosylate) 62
U
[No Entries]
V
Vectibix (Panitumumab) 73
Velcade (Bortezomib) 21
VePesid (Etoposide) 45
Viadur (Leuprolide Acetate) 39
Vidaza (Azacitidine) 17
Vincasar PFS (Vincristine Sulfate) 82
Vincristine Sulfate 82
Vorinostat 83
W
Wellcovorin (Leucovorin Calcium) 84
X
Xeloda (Capecitabine) 24
Y
[No Entries]
Z
Zevalin (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan) 59
Zinecard (Dexrazoxane Hydrochloride) 36
Zoledronic Acid 85
Zolinza (Vorinostat) 83
Zometa (Zoledronic Acid) 86



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


Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/methotrexate
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/nanoparticlepaclitaxel
3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/doxorubicinhydrochloride
4http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/fluorouracil
5http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/everolimus
6http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/imiquimod
7http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/aldesleukin
8http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/alemtuzumab
9http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/pemetrexeddisodium
10http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/aminolevulinicacid
11http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/anastrozole
12http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/aprepitant
13http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/exemestane
14http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/nelarabine
15http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/arsenictrioxide
16http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/bevacizumab
17http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/azacitidine
18http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/bendamustinehydrochloride
19http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/bexarotene
20http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/tositumomab-I131tositumomab
21http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/bortezomib
22http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/bleomycin
23http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/IrinotecanHydrochloride
24http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/capecitabine
25http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/carboplatin
26http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/cetuximab
27http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/cisplatin
28http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/cyclophosphamide
29http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/clofarabine
30http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/cytarabine
31http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/dacarbazine
32http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/decitabine
33http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/dasatinib
34http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/degarelix
35http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/liposomalcytarabine
36http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/dexrazoxanehydrochloride
37http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/docetaxel
38http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/doxorubicin-hydrochloride-liposome
39http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/leuprolideacetate
40http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/epirubicinhydrochloride
41http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/oxaliplatin
42http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/eltrombopagolamine
43http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/erlotinibhydrochloride
44http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/etoposidephosphate
45http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/etoposide
46http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/raloxifenehydrochloride
47http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/fulvestrant
48http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/letrozole
49http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/filgrastim
50http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/methotrexate
51http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/fludarabinephosphate
52http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/fludarabinephosphate
53http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/gefitinib
54http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/gemcitabinehydrochloride
55http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/gemtuzumabozogamicin
56http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/imatinibmesylate
57http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/trastuzumab
58http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/topotecanhydrochloride
59http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/ibritumomabtiuxetan
60http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/ixabepilone
61http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/palifermin
62http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/lapatinibditosylate
63http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/lenalidomide
64http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/leucovorincalcium
65http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/temozolomide
66http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/plerixafor
67http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/sorafenibtosylate
68http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/nilotinib
69http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/tamoxifencitrate
70http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/romiplostim
71http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/pegaspargase
72http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/paclitaxel
73http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/panitumumab
74http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/plerixafor
75http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/rituximab
76http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/romiplostim
77http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/talc
78http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/sunitinibmalate
79http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/thalidomide
80http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/temsirolimus
81http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/dexrazoxanehydrochloride
82http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/vincristinesulfate
83http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/vorinostat
84http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/leucovorincalcium
85http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/zoledronicacid
86http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/zoledronicacid