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Cancer Treatment Information

Cancer Treatment Information > Chemotherapy > OncoLink Rx

OncoLink is pleased to offer a comprehensive listing of the most commonly used chemotherapy agents. This reference guide includes information on how each drug is given, how they work, and common side effects patients may experience.

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A

Abraxane® Protein Bound Particles (Abraxane ®)

Alemtuzumab (Campath®)

Altretamine (Hexalen®, HMM)

Amifostine (Ethyol®)

Anastrozole (Arimidex®)

Arsenic Trioxide (Trisenox®)

Asparaginase (Elspar®)

Azacitidine (Vidaza®)

B

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG, TICE®, TheraCys®)

Bendamustine Hydrochloride (Treanda®)

Bevacizumab (Avastin^TM)

Bexarotene (Targretin®)

Bicalutamide (Casodex®)

Bleomycin (Blenoxane®)

Bortezomib (Velcade®)

Busulfan (Myleran)

C

Capecitabine (Xeloda®)

Carboplatin (Paraplatin)

Carmustine (BCNU, BiCNU)

Cetuximab (Erbitux)

Chlorambucil (Leukeran)

Cisplatin (Platinol®)

Cladribine (2-CDA, Leustatin®)

Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®, Neosar®)

Cyclosporine (Neoral®, Sandimmune®, Restasis®, Gengraf®)

Cytarabine (Cytosar-U®, Ara-C)

D

Dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome)

Dactinomycin (Cosmegen®)

Darbepoietin Alpha (Aranesp®)

Dasatinib (Sprycelt®)

Daunorubicin (Cerubidine®)

Decitabine (Dacogen®)

Degarelix

Denileukin diftitox (Ontak®)

Dexrazoxane (Zinecard®)

Docetaxel (Taxotere)

Doxorubicin (Adriamycin, Rubex)

E

Eltrombopag (Promacta™)

Epirubicin (Ellence®, Pharmorubicin®)

Epoetin alfa (Procrit®)

Erlotinib (Tarceva)

Estramustine (Emcyt®)

Etoposide (VePesid®, VP-16®)

Exemestane (Aromasin®)

F

Fentanyl

Fentanyl Buccal Tablet (Fentora^TM)

Fentanyl Citrate (Actiq)

Fentanyl Transdermal (Duragesic)

Filgrastim (G-CSF, Neupogen®)

Floxuridine (FUDR®, Fluorodeoxyuridine)

Fludarabine (Fludara®)

Fluorouracil (Adrucil, 5-FU)

Flutamide (Eulexin®)

Flutamide (Eulexin®, Drogenil®)

Fulvestrant (Faslodex®)

G

Gefitinib (Iressa)

Gemcitabine (Gemzar®)

Gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg®)

Goserelin acetate for Men (Zoladex® and Zoladex LA®, goserelin depot)

Goserelin acetate for Women (Zoladex® and Zoladex LA®, goserelin depot)

Goserelin acetate implant (Zoladex®)

H

Hydroxyurea (Hydrea®)

I

Ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin)

Idarubicin (Idamycin)

Ifosfamide (IFEX®)

Imatinib (Gleevec , STI-571)

Interferon Alpha (Intron-A®, Roferon-A®)

Interleukin-2 (IL-2, Aldesleukin, Proleukin®)

Iodine I 131 Tositumomab (Bexxar)

Irinotecan (Camptosar®, CPT-11)

Ixabepilone (Ixempra™)

L

Lapatinib (Tykerb®)

Lenalidomide (Revlimid®)

Letrozole (Femara®)

Leucovorin (Calcium Leucovorin, Citrovorum Factor, Folinic Acid)

Leuprolide acetate for Men (Lupron®, Lupron Depot®, Eligard®, Prostap®, Viadur®)

Leuprolide acetate for Women (Lupron®, Lupron Depot®, Eligard®, Prostap®, Viadur®)

Lomustine (CCNU, CeeNU®)

M

Mechlorethamine (Mustargen®, Nitrogen Mustard)

Megestrol acetate (Megace®)

Melphalan (Alkeran®, L-PAM)

Mercaptopurine (Purinethol® , 6-MP)

Mesna (Mesnex™)

Methotrexate (MTX)

Mitomycin (Mitomycin C, Mutamycin)

Mitotane (Sodren)

Mitoxantrone (Novantrone)

Morphine Sulfate

Morphine Sulfate (MS Contin, Avinza, Kadian, Oramorph SR)

Morphine Sulfate (MSIR)

Morphine Sulfate (Roxanol)

N

Neurontin (Gabapentin)

Nilotinib (Tasigna®)

Nilutamide (Nilandron®, Anandron®)

Nitrogen mustard (mechlorethamine, mustine, Mustargen®)

O

Octreotide (Sandostatin® , Sandostatin LAR®)

Oprelvekin (Neumega®, IL-11)

Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin®)

Oxycodone (Roxicodone, Percolone)

Oxycodone Hydrochloride (OxyContin)

Oxycodone Hydrochloride (Oxydose/OxyFast/Roxicodone Intensol)

Oxycodone/Acetaminophen (Percocet)

Oxycodone/Aspirin (Percodan)

P

Paclitaxel (Taxol)

Palifermin (Kepivance™)

Pamidronate (Aredia)

Panitumumab (Vectibix™)

Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta®)

Pemetrexed

Pentostatin (Nipent)

Plicamycin (Mithracin, Mithramycin)

Prednisone

Procarbazine (Mutalane)

PROCRIT (Epoetin alfa)

R

Raloxifene (Evista®)

Rituximab (Rituxan®)

Romiplostim (Nplate™)

S

Sargramostim (GM-CSF, Leukine®)

Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra®)

Sorafenib (Nexavar®, BAY43-9006)

Streptozocin (Zanosar)

Sunitinib (Sutent®)

T

Tadalafil (Cialis®)

Tamoxifen (Nolvadex®)

Temozolomide (Temodar®)

Temsirolimus (Torisel™)

Teniposide (Vumon)

Thalidomide (Thalomid®)

Thioguanine (6-TG, Thioguanine Tabloid®)

Thiotepa (Thioplex®)

Topotecan (Hycamtin®)

Toremifene (Fareston®)

Tositumomab (Bexxar®)

Traztuzumab (Herceptin®)

Tretinoin (Vesanoid®, All-trans retinoic acid, ATRA)

Triptorelin (Trelstar LA® and Trelstar Depot®)

V

Vardenafil Hydrochloride (Levitra®)

Vinblastine (Velban®, Alkaban AQ)

Vincristine (Oncovin®, Vincasar, VCR)

Vinorelbine (Navelbine®)

Vorinostat (Zolinza™, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid, SAHA)