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Cancer drugs A to Z list

There are many cancer drugs and cancer drug combinations. They have individual side effects. The list includes chemotherapy, hormone therapies, targeted cancer drugs, immunotherapy drugs and bisphosphonates. The drugs are listed in alphabetical order by pharmacy (generic) name and brand name.

A
- ABVD
- AC
- ATO
- ATRA
- Abemaciclib (Verzenois)
- Abiraterone (Zytiga)
- Abraxane
- Abstral
- Acalabrutinib
- Actimorph
- Actinomycin D
- Actiq
- Adriamycin
- Afatinib (Giotrif)
- Afinitor
- Aflibercept, and folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan (FOLFIRI)
- Aldara
- Alectinib (Alecensa)
- Alkeran
- Alpelisib and fulvestrant
- Anastrazole (Arimidex)
- Apalutamide
- Ara C
- Arimidex
- Aromasin
- Arsenic trioxide and Tretinoin
- Asciminib
- Asparaginase (Spectrila, Erwinase, Oncaspar)
- Atezolizumab
- Atezolizumab and bevacizumab
- Atezolizumab and nab-paclitaxel
- Avelumab
- Axitinib (Inlyta)
- Azacitidine (Vidaza)
- Azacitidine tablets (Onureg)
B
- BEACOPP
- BEAM
- Bendamustine (Levact)
- Besponsa
- Bevacizumab (Avastin)
- Bexarotene (Targretin)
- Bicalutamide (Casodex)
- Bleomycin
- Bleomycin, etoposide and platinum (BEP)
- Blinatumomab (Blincyto)
- Bortezomib (Velcade)
- Bortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (VCD)
- Bosulif
- Bosutinib (Bosulif)
- Brentuximab
- Brigatinib (Alunbrig)
- Buserelin (Suprefact)
- Busulfan
C
- CAPE-OX
- CAPOX
- CAPTEM
- CAV
- CCNU
- CHOP
- CPX351
- Cabazitaxel (Jevtana)
- Cabometyx
- Cabozantinib capsules (Cometriq)
- Cabozantinib tablets (Cabometyx)
- Caelyx
- Campto
- Capecitabine
- Capecitabine and temozolomide (CAPTEM)
- CarboTaxol
- Carboplatin
- Carboplatin and etoposide
- Carboplatin and paclitaxel
- Carfilzomib and dexamethasone
- Carmustine (BCNU)
- Casodex
- Cemiplimab
- Ceritinib (Zykadia)
- Cetuximab (Erbitux)
- Chlorambucil (Leukeran)
- Cisplatin
- Cisplatin and capecitabine (CX)
- Cisplatin and fluorouracil (5FU)
- Cisplatin, etoposide and ifosfamide (VIP)
- Cisplatin, fluorouracil (5FU) and trastuzumab
- Cladribine
- Columvi
- Cometriq
- Crizotinib (Xalkori)
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cyclophosphamide, thalidomide and dexamethasone (CTD)
- Cyprostat
- Cyproterone acetate
- Cytarabine (Ara C, cytosine arabinoside)
- Cytarabine into spinal fluid (intrathecal cytarabine)
- Cytosine arabinoside
D
- DA
- DHAP
- DTIC
- Dabrafenib (Tafinlar)
- Dabrafenib and trametinib
- Dacarbazine (DTIC)
- Dacomitinib
- Dactinomycin (actinomycin D)
- Daratumumab
- Daratumumab, bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone (DVTD)
- Daratumumab, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (DRD)
- Darolutamide (Nubeqa)
- Darzalex
- Dasatinib
- Daunorubicin and cytarabine (DA)
- Daunorubicin, cytarabine and midostaurin
- Decapeptyl SR
- Degarelix (Firmagon)
- Denosumab (Prolia, Xgeva)
- Dexamethasone
- Diamorphine
- Docetaxel (Taxotere)
- Docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil (TPF)
- Dostarlimab
- Doxifos
- Doxorubicin
- Doxorubicin and ifosfamide
- Durogesic
- Durvalumab (Imfinzi)
E
- EC
- ECF
- EOX
- EP (Etoposide and cisplatin)
- ESHAP
- Effentora
- Encorafenib and binimetinib
- Encorafenib and cetuximab
- Entrectinib (Rozlytrek)
- Enzalutamide
- Epirubicin
- Epirubicin, cisplatin and capecitabine (ECX)
- Epirubicin, oxaliplatin and fluorouracil (EOF)
- Erbitux
- Eribulin (Halaven)
- Erlotinib (Tarceva)
- Erwinase
- Etopophos
- Etoposide (Etopophos)
- Everolimus (Afinitor)
- Exemestane (Aromasin)
F
- FLAG
- FLAG-Ida
- FOLFIRINOX
- FOLFOX
- FOLFOXIRI
- Faslodex
- Femara
- Fentanyl
- Firmagon
- Fludara
- Fludarabine (Fludara)
- Fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab (FCR)
- Fluorouracil (5FU)
- Fluorouracil (5FU) and mitomycin C
- Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin and Docetaxel (FLOT)
- Flutamide
- Folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan (FOLFIRI)
- Fotivda
- Fulvestrant (faslodex)
- Futibatinib (Lytgobi)
G
- G-CSF
- Gefitinib (Iressa)
- GemCarbo (gemcitabine and carboplatin)
- GemTaxol
- Gemcitabine
- Gemcitabine and capecitabine (GemCap)
- Gemcitabine and cisplatin (GC)
- Gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel
- Gemcitabine and paclitaxel (GemTaxol)
- Gemtuzumab ozogamicin, daunorubicin and cytarabine
- Gemzar
- Gilteritinib (Xospata)
- Giotrif
- Gliadel (carmustine wafers)
- Glivec
- Glofitamab (Columvi)
- Gonapeptyl Depot
- Goserelin (Zoladex) for breast cancer
- Goserelin for prostate cancer
- Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)
H
- Halaven
- Herceptin
- Herzuma
- Hycamtin
- Hydrea
- Hydrocortisone
- Hydroxycarbamide (Hydrea)
- Hydroxyurea
I
- ICE
- IPE
- Ibandronic acid (Bondronat)
- Ibrance
- Ibrutinib (Imbruvica)
- Iclusig
- Idarubicin
- Ifosfamide
- Imatinib (Glivec)
- Imiquimod cream (Aldara)
- Inotuzumab ozogamicin
- Ipilimumab (Yervoy)
- Ipilimumab and nivolumab
- IrCap
- Iressa
- Irinotecan (Campto)
- Irinotecan and capecitabine (Xeliri)
- Irinotecan de Gramont
- Irinotecan modified de Gramont
- Ivosidenib (Tibsovo)
- Ivosidenib and azacitidine
- Ixazomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone
J
- Jevtana
K
- Kadcyla
- Keytruda
- Kimmtrak
- Kisqali
L
- L-DA
- Lanreotide (Somatuline)
- Larotrectinib (Vitrakvi)
- Lenalidomide (Revlimid)
- Lenvatinib
- Letrozole (Femara)
- Leukeran
- Leuprorelin
- Leustat
- Levact
- Liposomal daunorubicin and cytarabine (Vyxeos, CPX351, L-DA)
- Litak
- Lomustine
- Loncastuximab tesirine (Zynlonta)
- Lonsurf
- Lorlatinib (Lorviqua)
- Lutrate
- Lynparza
- Lysodren
- Lytgobi
M
- MAP
- MMM
- MST Continus
- MVAC
- MXL
- Mabthera
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate (Provera)
- Megace
- Megestrol acetate (Megace)
- Melphalan
- Mepact
- Mercaptopurine (Xaluprine)
- Methotrexate
- Methotrexate, cytarabine, thiotepa and rituximab (MATRix)
- Methylprednisolone
- Midostaurin (Rydapt)
- Mifamurtide
- Mitomycin C
- Mitotane (Lysodren)
- Mitoxana
- Mitoxantrone (Mitozantrone)
- Mobocertinib (Exkivity)
- Modified de Gramont
- Morphgesic SR
- Morphine
N
- Nab paclitaxel (Abraxane)
- Navelbine
- Nelarabine (Atriance)
- Neratinib (Nerlynx)
- Nerlynx
- Nexavar
- Nilotinib (Tasigna)
- Nintedanib
- Nipent
- Niraparib (Zejula)
- Nivolumab (Opdivo)
- Nivolumab and relatlimab (Opdualag)
O
- Obinutuzumab (Gazyvaro)
- Octreotide
- Olaparib (Lynparza)
- Ontruzant
- Onureg
- Opdivo
- Opdualag
- Oramorph
- Orgovyx
- Osimertinib (Tagrisso)
- OxCap
- Oxaliplatin
- Oxaliplatin and capecitabine (XELOX, CAPOX)
P
- PC
- PE
- PMitCEBO
- Paclitaxel (Taxol)
- Paclitaxel and carboplatin (PC, CarboTaxol)
- Palbociclib (Ibrance)
- Pamidronate
- Pamidronate disodium
- Panitumumab (Vectibix)
- Panobinostat, bortezomib and dexamethasone
- Pazopanib (Votrient)
- Peginterferon alfa 2a
- Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin
- Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
- Pemetrexed (Alimta)
- Pemetrexed and carboplatin
- Pemetrexed and cisplatin
- Pemigatinib
- Pentostatin (Nipent)
- Perjeta
- Pertuzumab (Perjeta)
- Phesgo or trastuzumab and pertuzumab
- Polatuzumab vedotin, bendamustine and rituximab (Pola-BR)
- Pomalidomide and dexamethasone
- Ponatinib
- Prednisolone
- Procarbazine
- Procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine (PCV)
- Prolia
- Prostap
- Provera
R
- R-CHOP
- R-CVP
- R-DHAP
- R-ESHAP
- R-GCVP
- R-Idelalisib (Zydelig)
- RICE
- Raloxifene
- Raltitrexed (Tomudex)
- Regorafenib (Stivarga)
- Relugolix (Orgovyx)
- Revlimid
- Ribociclib (Kisqali)
- Rituximab
- Rixathon
- Rubraca
- Rucaparib (Rubraca)
- Ruxience
- Ruxolitinib
S
- Sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy)
- Selpercatinib
- Sevredol
- Sodium clodronate (Loron)
- Sorafenib
- Sotorasib (Lumykras)
- Steroids (dexamethasone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone and hydrocortisone)
- Stivarga
- Streptozocin (Zanosar)
- Sunitinib (Sutent)
- Sutent
T
- TIP
- Tafinlar
- Tagrisso
- Talazoparib (Talzeena)
- Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC)
- Tamoxifen
- Tarceva
- Targretin
- Tasigna
- Taxol
- Taxotere
- Taxotere and cyclophosphamide (TC)
- Tebentafusp (Kimmtrak)
- Tecentriq
- Teclistamab
- Temodal
- Temozolomide (Temodal)
- Tepadina
- Tepotinib
- Thiotepa (Tepadina)
- Tivozanib (Fotivda)
- Tomudex
- Topotecan (Hycamtin)
- Trabectedin (Yondelis)
- Trastuzumab (Herceptin)
- Trastuzumab and pertuzumab
- Trastuzumab deruxtecan
- Trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla)
- Treosulfan
- Trifluridine and tipiracil (Lonsurf)
- Triptorelin
- Trisenox
- Truxima
- Tucatinib, trastuzumab and capecitabine
V
- VDC/IE
- Vargatef
- VeIP
- Vectibix
- Velcade
- Vemurafenib (Zelboraf)
- Venetoclax (Venclyxto)
- Venetoclax and azacitidine
- Venetoclax and low dose cytarabine
- Vesanoid
- Vidaza
- Vinblastine
- Vincristine
- Vinorelbine (Navelbine)
- Votrient
- Vyxeos
X
- XELOX
- Xalkori
- Xeloda
- Xgeva
- Xospata
- Xtandi
Y
- Yervoy
- Yondelis
Z
- Zanosar
- Zanubrutinib (Brukinsa)
- Zelboraf
- Zoladex (breast cancer)
- Zoladex (prostate cancer)
- Zoledronic acid (Zometa)
- Zometa
- Zomorph
- Zydelig
- Zynlonta
- Zytiga

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