Medications and Drugs for Treatment of Breast Cancer

Abemaciclib

Abemaciclib is used alone or with other drugs such as fulvestrant or anastrozole for treating women with advanced breast cancer or breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and hormone receptor-positive breast cancer

Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine

Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine is used to treat HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, a specific type of breast cancer that has moved to other parts of the body.

Alpelisib

Alpelisib is an anticancer drug that is indicated for the treatment of advanced or metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women and men.

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Anastrozole

Anastrozole is a non-steroidal inhibitor used with other treatments, such as surgery or radiation, to treat early breast cancer in women who have experienced menopause.

Brand Names :
Armotraz | Altraz | Anabrez | Redest | Altrol | Femistra (1 mg) | Anatero (1 mg) | Femitraz (1 mg) | Armilon (1 mg) | Stazonex (1 mg)
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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,.

Brand Names :
Oncophos | Cyphos | Cycrame | Oncomide | Ledoxan | Endoxan - Asta | Cycloxan | Cydoxan | Ledoxan | Endoxan - Asta
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Docetaxel

Docetaxel is an anti-cancer agent, mainly used for the treatment of breast, ovarian, gastric cancer, head and neck cancer, prostate cancer and non-small cell lung cancer either alone or with other medications.

Brand Names :
Docespera | Docemax 20 mg | Docemax 120 mg | Docecad (20mg/1mL) | Docecad (80mg/2mL) | Docecad (120mg/3mL) | Docetere (20mg/0.5mL) | Docetere (80mh/2mL) | Docetere (120mg/3mL) | Taxotere (20mg/mL)
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Everolimus

Everolimus is a kinase inhibitor, prescribed for kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, brain tumor(astrocytoma), hormone-receptor–positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women and prevents organ rejection in kidney therapy.

Exemestane

Exemestane is an aromatase inhibitor, prescribed for advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are no longer responsive to anti-estrogen therapy.

Brand Names :
Xcel 25mg Tablet | Aromasin | Xtane | Exeget
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Letrozole

Letrozole is an aromatase inhibitor, prescribed for breast cancer either alone or in combination with other medications.

Brand Names :
Lets | Shantroz | Letzol | Letz | Letocor | Oreta | Trozet | Zaronil | Feofar | Femara
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Margetuximab

Margetuximab is an anticancer agent indicated for the treatment of breast cancer.

Methotrexate

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

Brand Names :
Methotrexate |   Oncotrex | Caditrex | Alltrex | Trex | Throtex | Mtx 2.5mg | Zexate | Remtrex | Cytotrex
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Neratinib

Neratinib is prescribed as an adjuvant therapy to treat adult patients with an early stage HER2 - positive breast cancer who have been already treated with trastuzumab therapy at least for a year.

Palbociclib

Palbociclib is a kinase inhibitor which is prescribed along with letrazole (an aromatase inhibitor) for the treatment of certain type of hormone receptor positive breast cancer (estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer) in postmenopausal women that is in an advanced stage or has spread to other parts of the body.

Pertuzumab

Pertuzumab is a monoclonal antibody, prescribed for HER2-positive breast cancer (which is more aggressive) either alone or with other medications.

Ribociclib

Ribociclib belongs to a class of medications called kinase inhibitors; it inhibits the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and 6.

Talazoparib

Talazoparib capsules are prescribed to treat either locally advanced breast cancer or breast cancer that has spread to other body parts in adult patients with known or suspected specific gene (gBRCA) mutations

Trastuzumab with Hyaluronidase

Trastuzumab along with hyaluronidase is indicated for the treatment of breast cancer among adults.

Vinorelbine Tartrate

Vinorelbine Tartrate is an anti-cancer agent, prescribed for non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and Hodgkin's disease.

Brand Names :
Vinbine (10mg)
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