Drugs for Hodgkins Lymphoma

Bleomycin is an anti – cancer agent, used for the treatment of skin, oral cavity, head and neck cancer.

Brentuximab Vedotin is a monoclonal antibody, prescribed for certain types of lymphoma (Hodgkin lymphoma, systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma [sALCL]).

Busulphan is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Carmustine is an anti-cancer drug, prescribed for certain types of cancers like multiple myeloma, brain tumor, Hodgkin’s and non – Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Chlorambucil is a cytotoxic chemotherapy drug, prescribed for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and lymphosarcoma.

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

Cytarabine is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Dacarbazine is an antineoplastic chemotherapy drug, prescribed for melanoma and Hodgkin's disease.

Daunorubicin is a chemotherapeutic agent, prescribed for acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia.

Denileukin Diftitox is an anticancer agent, prescribed for lymphoma.

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

Hydroxyurea is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for sickle cell anemia, several types of cancer (such as melanoma, chronic myelogenous leukemia, squamous cell carcinomas), as an adjunct to antiretroviral therapy for AIDS.

Interferon Alfa 2A is prescribed for hairy cell leukemia (blood cancer), AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (type of cancer that develops in connective tissues), recurrent or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) and chronic myelogenous leukemia (cancer of white blood cells), hepatitis C, non-Hodgin’s lymphoma.

Leucovorin is a folic acid analog, prescribed for reducing the toxic effects of methotrexate.

Mechlorethamine is an alkylating agent, prescribed for certain types of cancer.

Mechlorethamine HCl is an anti-neoplastic agent, prescribed for Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma along with other medications.

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

Nivolumab is a monoclonal antibody and a PD-1 inhibitor (programmed death receptor inhibitor) which is prescribed for cancer treatment.

Pembrolizumab injection is prescribed to treat different types of cancer such as Melanoma or skin cancer Non-Small-Cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Head and neck cancer Urothelial carcinoma (Cancer of the bladder and urinary tract) Hodgkin’s disease (Cancer of the immune system) Colorectal cancer (Cancer of the large intestine)Pembrolizumab is a monoclonal antibody chosen to treat cancers in the following situations.

Prednisone regulates the symptoms of low corticosteroid levels, and is used to treat arthritis, severe allergic reactions, multiple sclerosis, lupus, and certain conditions that affect the lungs, skin, eyes, kidneys blood, thyroid, stomach, and intestines.

Procarbazine is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for Hodgkin disease.

Teniposide is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for leukemia in combination with other medications.

Vinblastine is an anti-microtubule agent, prescribed for Hodgkin's lymphoma, lung cancer, breast cancer, head and neck cancer, and testicular cancer.

Vincristine is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for certain types of cancer such as leukemia, Hodgkin disease, and non-Hodgkin lymphomas.

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