Chemotherapy Drugs
A wide range of chemotherapy drugs can be used to kill cancer cells. Click a link to learn more about a specific chemotherapy drug.
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More information
- NCI Drug Dictionary
(National Cancer Institute) - Guide to Cancer Drugs
(American Cancer Society) - Drug Information Resources (Cancer.Net)
For more information about drugs, contact the organizations at the websites or numbers listed below:
- Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center: www.cancer.iu.edu or 1-888-600-4822
- Clarian Health Partners Inc.: www.clarian.org or 1-800-265-3220
- National Cancer Institute: www.cancer.gov or 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
- American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org or 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345)
- Aldesleukin (Proleukin®)
- Aminoglutethimide (Cytadren®, Elipten)
- Bevacizumab (Avastin®)
- Bleomycin (Blenoxane®)
- Busulfan (Busulfex®, Myleran®)
- Camptothecin-11 (Camptosar®, Irinotecan®)
- Capecitabine (Xeloda®)
- Carboplatin (Paraplatin®)
- Carmustine (BiCNU®, Becenum®, Carmubris®, BCNU)
- Cetuximab (Erbitux®, C225)
- Cisplatin (Platinol®)
- Cladribine (Leustatin®, 2-CdA, 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine)
- Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®, Neosar®)
- Cytarabine (Cytosar-U®)
- Dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome®, DTIC, DIC, Imidazole Carboxamide)
- Daunorubicin (Cerubidine®, DaunoXome®, Daunomycin)
- Docetaxel (Taxotere®)
- Doxorubicin (Adria, Adriamycin®, Rubex®)
- Doxorubicin Liposomal (Doxil®, Dox-SL®, Evacet®, LipoDo®)
- Edrecolomab (Panorex, MOAB 17-1A)
- Epirubicin (Ellence®, Pharmorubicin®)
- Estramustine (Emcyt®, Estramustine Phosphate Sodium)
- Etoposide (Toposar®, VePesid®, Etopophos®, VP-16, Etoposide phosphate)
- Filgrastim (Neupogen®, Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, G-CSF)
- Fludarabine (Fludara®)
- 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU, Adrucil®)
- Flutamide (Eulexin®)
- Gemcitabine (Gemzar®)
- Goserelin (Zoladex®)
- Idarubicin (Idamycin®, Idamycin PFS®, 4-DMDR, IDA)
- Ifosfamide (Ifex®, Cyfos®, Ifosfamidum®, Ifosfamide, Isophosphamide)
- Imatinib (Gleevec®, Imatinib Mesylate, STI-571)
- Interferon alfa (IFN-alpha, Intron®, Roferon-A®)
- Irinotecan (Camptosar®, Camptothecin-11, CPT-11)
- Leucovorin (Wellcovorin®, Calcium Leucovorin, Citrovorum Factor, Folinic Acid, 5-formyl tetrahydrofolate)
- Levamisole (Ergamisol®)
- Lomustine (CeeNU®, CCNU)
- Mercaptopurine (Purinethol®, Mercaptopurinum®, 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-MP)
- Methotrexate (MTX, Rheumatrex®, Trexall™)
- Mitomycin (Mitozytrex®, Mutamycin®, Mitomycin-C, MTC, Mutamycin)
- Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin®)
- Paclitaxel (Taxol®, Onxol®)
- Pamidronate (Aredia®, ADP Sodium, Pamidronate Disodium)
- Pemetrexed (Alimta®)
- Sargramostim (Leukine®, GM-CSF, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor)
- Tamoxifen (Nolvadex®, Tamoxifeni Citras)
- Thioguanine (Thioguanine Tabloid®, 6-TG, TG, 6-Thioguanine, 2-Amino-6-Mercaptopurine)
- Topotecan (Hycamtin®)
- Vincristine (Oncovin®, Vincasar®, LCR, VCR, Vincristine Sulfate)
- Vindesine (Eldisine®, Vindesine Sulfate, Desacetyl Vinblastine Amide)
- Vinorelbine (Navelbine®, Vinorelbine Tartrate)
- Zoledronic acid (Zometa®, Reclast®)