Cancer treatment has evolved significantly over the years, with a wide range of drugs available to combat different types of cancer. These medications work in various ways—some kill cancer cells directly, while others target specific molecules involved in cancer growth or boost the immune system to fight cancer.
This comprehensive A–Z list of cancer drugs includes:
- Chemotherapy drugs
- Hormone therapies
- Targeted therapy drugs
- Immunotherapy drugs
Each drug is listed by its generic (pharmacy) name
- A
- ABVD
- AC
- Abemaciclib (Verzenois)
- Abiraterone (Zytiga)
- Abraxane
- Abstral
- Acalabrutinib
- Actimorph
- Actinomycin D
- Actiq
- Adriamycin
- Afatinib (Giotrif)
- Afinitor
- Aflibercept, and folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan (FOLFIRI)
- Aldara
- Alectinib (Alecensa)
- Alkeran
- Alpelisib and fulvestrant
- Anastrazole (Arimidex)
- Apalutamide
- Ara C
- Arimidex
- Aromasin
- Arsenic trioxide and Tretinoin
- Asciminib
- Asparaginase (Spectrila, Erwinase, Oncaspar)
- Atezolizumab (Tecentriq)
- Atezolizumab and bevacizumab
- Atezolizumab and nab-paclitaxel
- Avelumab
- Axitinib (Inlyta)
- Azacitidine (Vidaza)
- Azacitidine tablets (Onureg)
- B
- BEACOPDac
- BEACOPP
- BEAM
- Belzutifan (Welireg)
- Bendamustine (Levact)
- Besponsa
- Bevacizumab (Avastin)
- Bexarotene (Targretin)
- Bicalutamide (Casodex)
- Bleomycin
- Bleomycin, etoposide and platinum (BEP)
- Blinatumomab (Blincyto)
- Bortezomib (Velcade)
- Bortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (VCD)
- Bosulif
- Bosutinib (Bosulif)
- Brentuximab
- Brigatinib (Alunbrig)
- Buserelin (Suprefact)
- Busulfan
- C
- CAPE-OX
- CAPOX
- CAPTEM
- CAV chemotherapy
- CCNU
- CHOP chemotherapy drugs
- CPX351
- Cabazitaxel (Jevtana)
- Cabometyx
- Cabozantinib capsules (Cometriq)
- Cabozantinib tablets (Cabometyx)
- Caelyx
- Campto
- Capecitabine
- Capecitabine and temozolomide (CAPTEM)
- CarboTaxol
- Carboplatin
- Carboplatin and etoposide
- Carboplatin and paclitaxel
- Carfilzomib and dexamethasone
- Carmustine (BCNU)
- Casodex
- Cemiplimab
- Ceritinib (Zykadia)
- Cetuximab (Erbitux)
- Chlorambucil (Leukeran)
- Cisplatin
- Cisplatin and capecitabine (CX)
- Cisplatin and fluorouracil (5FU)
- Cisplatin, etoposide and ifosfamide (VIP)
- Cisplatin, fluorouracil (5FU) and trastuzumab
- Cladribine
- Columvi
- Cometriq
- Crizotinib (Xalkori)
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cyclophosphamide, thalidomide and dexamethasone (CTD)
- Cyprostat
- Cyproterone acetate
- Cytarabine (Ara C, cytosine arabinoside)
- Cytarabine into spinal fluid (intrathecal cytarabine)
- Cytosine arabinoside
- D
- DA
- DHAP
- DTIC
- Dabrafenib (Tafinlar)
- Dabrafenib and trametinib
- Dacarbazine (DTIC)
- Dacomitinib
- Dactinomycin (actinomycin D)
- Daratumumab
- Daratumumab, bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone (DVTD)
- Daratumumab, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (DRD)
- Darolutamide (Nubeqa)
- Darzalex
- Dasatinib
- Daunorubicin and cytarabine (DA)
- Daunorubicin, cytarabine and midostaurin
- Decapeptyl SR
- Degarelix (Firmagon)
- Denosumab injection
- Dexamethasone
- Diamorphine
- Docetaxel (Taxotere)
- Docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil (TPF)
- Dostarlimab
- Doxifos
- Doxorubicin
- Doxorubicin and ifosfamide
- Durogesic
- Durvalumab (Imfinzi)
- E
- EC
- ECF
- EOX
- EP (Etoposide and cisplatin)
- ESHAP
- Effentora
- Encorafenib and binimetinib
- Encorafenib and cetuximab
- Entrectinib (Rozlytrek)
- Enzalutamide
- Epcoritamab (Tepkinly)
- Epirubicin
- Epirubicin, cisplatin and capecitabine (ECX)
- Epirubicin, oxaliplatin and fluorouracil (EOF)
- Erbitux
- Eribulin (Halaven)
- Erlotinib (Tarceva)
- Erwinase
- Etopophos
- Etoposide (Etopophos)
- Everolimus (Afinitor)
- Exemestane (Aromasin)
- F
- FLAG
- FLAG-Ida
- FOLFIRINOX
- FOLFOX
- FOLFOXIRI
- Faslodex
- Femara
- Fentanyl
- Firmagon
- Fludara
- Fludarabine (Fludara)
- Fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab (FCR)
- Fluorouracil (5FU)
- Fluorouracil (5FU) and mitomycin C
- Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin and Docetaxel (FLOT)
- Flutamide
- Folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan (FOLFIRI)
- Fotivda
- Fulvestrant (faslodex)
- Futibatinib (Lytgobi)
- G
- G-CSF
- GDP
- Gefitinib (Iressa)
- GemCarbo (gemcitabine and carboplatin)
- GemTaxol
- Gemcitabine
- Gemcitabine and capecitabine (GemCap)
- Gemcitabine and cisplatin (GC)
- Gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel
- Gemcitabine and paclitaxel (GemTaxol)
- Gemtuzumab ozogamicin, daunorubicin and cytarabine
- Gemzar
- Gilteritinib (Xospata)
- Giotrif
- Gliadel (carmustine wafers)
- Glivec
- Glofitamab (Columvi)
- Gonapeptyl Depot
- Goserelin (Zoladex) for breast cancer
- Goserelin for prostate cancer
- Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)
- H
- I
- ICE
- IPE
- Ibandronic acid (Bondronat)
- Ibrance
- Ibrutinib (Imbruvica)
- Iclusig
- Idarubicin
- Ifosfamide
- Imatinib (Glivec)
- Imiquimod cream (Aldara)
- Inotuzumab ozogamicin
- Ipilimumab (Yervoy)
- Ipilimumab and nivolumab
- IrCap
- Iressa
- Irinotecan (Campto)
- Irinotecan and capecitabine (Xeliri)
- Irinotecan de Gramont
- Irinotecan modified de Gramont
- Ivosidenib (Tibsovo)
- Ivosidenib and azacitidine
- Ixazomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone
- J
- K
- L
- L-DA
- Lanreotide (Somatuline)
- Larotrectinib (Vitrakvi)
- Lenalidomide (Revlimid)
- Lenvatinib
- Letrozole (Femara)
- Leukeran
- Leuprorelin
- Leustat
- Levact
- Liposomal daunorubicin and cytarabine (Vyxeos, CPX351, L-DA)
- Litak
- Lomustine
- Loncastuximab tesirine (Zynlonta)
- Lonsurf
- Lorlatinib (Lorviqua)
- Lutrate
- Lynparza
- Lysodren
- Lytgobi
- M
- MAP
- MMM
- MST Continus
- MVAC
- MXL
- Mabthera
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate (Provera)
- Megace
- Megestrol acetate (Megace)
- Melphalan
- Mepact
- Mercaptopurine
- Methotrexate
- Methotrexate, cytarabine, thiotepa and rituximab (MATRix)
- Methylprednisolone
- Midostaurin (Rydapt)
- Mifamurtide
- Mitomycin C
- Mitotane (Lysodren)
- Mitoxana
- Mitoxantrone (Mitozantrone)
- Mobocertinib (Exkivity)
- Modified de Gramont
- Morphgesic SR
- Morphine
- N
- O
- P
- PC
- PE
- Paclitaxel (Taxol)
- Paclitaxel and carboplatin (PC, CarboTaxol)
- Palbociclib (Ibrance)
- Pamidronate disodium
- Panitumumab (Vectibix)
- Panobinostat, bortezomib and dexamethasone
- Pazopanib (Votrient)
- Peginterferon alfa 2a
- Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin
- Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
- Pemetrexed (Alimta)
- Pemetrexed and carboplatin
- Pemetrexed and cisplatin
- Pemigatinib
- Pentostatin (Nipent)
- Perjeta
- Pertuzumab (Perjeta)
- Phesgo or trastuzumab and pertuzumab
- Polatuzumab vedotin, bendamustine and rituximab (Pola-BR)
- Pomalidomide and dexamethasone
- Ponatinib
- Prednisolone
- Procarbazine
- Procarbazine, lomustine and vincristine (PCV)
- Prolia
- Prostap
- Provera
- R
- S
- T
- TC protocol
- TIP
- Tafinlar
- Tagrisso
- Talazoparib (Talzeena)
- Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC)
- Tamoxifen
- Tarceva
- Targretin
- Tasigna
- Taxol
- Taxotere
- Tebentafusp (Kimmtrak)
- Tecentriq
- Teclistamab
- Temodal
- Temozolomide (Temodal)
- Tepadina
- Tepotinib
- Thiotepa
- Tivozanib (Fotivda)
- Tomudex
- Topotecan (Hycamtin)
- Trabectedin (Yondelis)
- Trastuzumab (Herceptin)
- Trastuzumab and pertuzumab
- Trastuzumab deruxtecan
- Trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla)
- Treosulfan
- Trifluridine and tipiracil (Lonsurf)
- Truxima
- Tucatinib, trastuzumab and capecitabine
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z