Drugs for Merkel Cell Carcinoma

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.

Carboplatin is prescribed for the treatment of ovarian cancer.

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

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.