Chemotherapy Drugs
Chemotherapy drugs perform like ‘magic bullets’ to destroy cancer cells in the body.
Brand Names and Generic Names of Drugs for Treatment of Chemotherapy Drugs
Acalabrutinib
Acalabrutinib is prescribed to treat a type of blood cancer called mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in adult patients who are already treated with one chemotherapy medication.
Alectinib
Alectinib is prescribed for the treatment of a certain type (anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive) of non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
Arsenic Trioxide
In the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia, arsenic trioxide has been known to display strong anti-tumor effects with few toxic effects.
Trade Names :
Arsikem (10mg)
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Copanlisib
Copanlisib injection is prescribed to treat relapsed follicular lymphoma in adult patients who have been already treated with two prior systemic therapies
Duvelisib
Duvelisib is prescribed for treatment-resistant chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and follicular lymphoma (FL) in adult patients
Fosnetupitant and Palonosetron
Fosnetupitant and Palonosetron combination is prescribed along with dexamethasone for adult patients to prevent nausea and vomiting who are under highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy
Granisetron
Granisetron is an antiemetic, prescribed for nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy drugs.
Trade Names :
Graniforce | Grandem | Zetron (1 mg) | Granisol | Grandem (2 mg) | Tapit (2mg) | Tapit (1mg) | Granicip | Cadigran | Graniset
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Inotuzumab ozogamicin
Inotuzumab ozogamicin is a CD 22 - directed antibody-drug conjugate which is prescribed to treat adult patients suffering from relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of blood cancer
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Larotrectinib
Larotrectinib is an anticancer agent that is indicated for the treatment of solid tumors in adults and children.
Mesna
Mesna is prescribed as a preventive medicine to reduce the risk of hemorrhagic cystitis caused by the chemotherapy drugs ifosfamide and cyclophosphamide
Trade Names :
Uromitexan (200mg) | Mesna (200mg) (Cytomed) | Mesna Inj (200mg) | Urosna (100mg) | Mistabron (200mg) | Mesna (100mg) | Uromes (100mg) | Ipamide (Kit) | Isoxan (Kit) | Ifoxan With Mesna (Kit) (1000+200)
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Methotrexate
Methotrexate is an antimetabolite, curative in choriocarcinoma (cancer of the tissue that normally would develop into placenta).
Trade Names :
Methotrexate | Â Oncotrex | Caditrex | Alltrex | Trex | Throtex | Mtx 2.5mg | Zexate | Remtrex | Cytotrex
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Molgramostim
Molgramostim is an immune stimulator which is prescribed to correct neutropenia -the condition that causes low levels of neutrophils - following a high dose chemotherapy regimen or bone marrow transplantation
Osimertinib
Osimertinib tablets are prescribed for non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body
Panobinostat
Panobinostat capsules are used in combination with drugs such as bortezomib and dexamethasone, to treat multiple myeloma.
Rituximab
Rituximab is a monoclol antibody, prescribed for certain types of cancer such as lymphomas, leukemia, transplant rejection and some autoimmune disorders.
Trade Names :
Reditux (100 mg) | Mabthera | Mathera (500 mg) | Reditux (500 mg)
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Rolapitant
Rolapitant is prescribed to treat nausea and vomiting that occurs after several days in adult patients who undergo cancer chemotherapy.
Talimogene laherparepvec
Talimogene laherparepvec is an oncolytic (against cancer) virus which is genetically modified to treat non-operable local skin lesions in patients with recurrent melanoma after the initial surgery.
Tegafur, Gimeracil, Oteracil
Tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil combination drugs are used along with cisplatin to treat advanced stomach cancer or unresectable cancer (gastric cancer that cannot be removed completely by surgery) in adult patients
Uridine triacetate
Uridine triacetate an agent that protects from harmful effects of chemotherapy and is called a chemo protectant.
Vinflunine
Vinflunine is prescribed to treat metastatic (cancer that has spread to other body parts) or advanced bladder cancer and cancer of the urinary tract in adult patients
