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Drugs for Bladder Cancer

List of drugs used to treat the medical condition called Bladder Cancer. Click on the drug to find more information including the brand names,dose,side-effects, adverse events, when to take the drug and the price of the drug.

Generic and Trade Names of Drugs for Treatment of Bladder Cancer

Atezolizumab

Atezolizumab is a programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibody.

Avelumab

Avelumab is a programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) blocking antibody which is prescribed to treat adult and pediatric patients of 12 years and older who suffer from advanced Merkel-cell carcinoma that has spread to other parts of the body.

BCG live - Bacillus Calmette- Guerin

This vaccine is prescribed to prevent tuberculosis and treat bladder cancer.

Cisplatin

Cisplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapy agent, prescribed for ovarian cancer, bladder cancer and metastatic testicular tumors either alone or with other medications.

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Cyclophosphamide

Cyclophosphamide is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for many types of cancers like lymphatic cancer, cancer of white blood cells and plasma cells, etc,.

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Doxorubicin

Doxorubicin is a cytotoxic anthracycline antibiotic, prescribed for treating various types of cancer.

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Hexaminolevulinate Hydrochloride

Hexaminolevulinate Hydrochloride is an optical imaging agent, prescribed for cystoscopic detection of non-muscle-invasive papillary cancer of the bladder.

Mesna

Mesna is prescribed as a preventive medicine to reduce the risk of hemorrhagic cystitis caused by the chemotherapy drugs ifosfamide and cyclophosphamide.

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Methotrexate

Methotrexate is an antimetabolite, curative in choriocarcinoma (cancer of the tissue that normally would develop into placenta).

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Mitomycin

Mitomycin is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for adenocarcinoma (cancer of the stomach or pancreas) either alone or with other medications.

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Thiotepa

Thiotepa is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for ovary or breast cancer.

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Tespamin

Valrubicin

Valrubicin is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for bladder cancer.

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.

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