Below are listed, from A-Z, the top 150 or so cancer drugs used currently in the UK, each review written in a patient-friendly manner. Your anti-cancer drug programme can involve several drugs from the list, some may be chemotherapy drugs while others may bisphosphonates, hormone therapies, or newer 'targeted' drugs and immunotherapy drugs.
If you have comments on any of these cancer drugs, or a personal experience you feel would help others, please contact [email protected].
Please note:
1. Grapefruit and its juice can interact (inhibit or concentrate) with several of these drugs; as can dried meats and eggs with others. You should read the articles we have on this by clicking the highlighted links.
2. We asked Dr Nicola Hembury to write an article called 'The Different Types of Cancer Drugs' to give you an overview on immunotherapy, bisphosphonates, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy and even the use of old drugs originally designed to treat other illnesses but which can play a part fighting cancer. You might read it to understand the 'big picture' as you may be offered different types of drugs in your personal programme.
3. Claims: We take no responsibility for claims made about the drugs. In 2015 an FDA review showed errors in clinical trial data on almost 40 per cent of approved drugs. Other studies have shown false claims made about drugs by the manufacturers; several have been prosecuted for lying and/or fraud. Peter Gotzsche, the head of the prestigious Nordic Cochrane Institute has written a book "Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma has Corrupted Healthcare". The title says it all.
4. Improving success and reducing side-effects: We have a review on ten ways patients can improve the success of most drugs and reduce the side-effects. Patients have used this article successfully. It works.
Go to: 10 ways to improve your chemotherapy success and reduce side-effects
An A-Z Guide to Anti-Cancer Drugs - Find your drug here:
Cancer drugs are listed alphabetically both by their generic name and by their trade name. Click on the name to read a patient-friendly review and learn more about the things you need to know for the drug. If you cannot find yours, it may be that it goes by a chemical name as well as a common name, and we have listed it under the other one.
A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U V X Z Other
A
Actinomycin D
Adcetris
Adriamycin
Aldesleukin
Alemtuzumab
Alimta
Amsidine
Amsacrine
Anastrozole
Ara C.cytosine arabinoside
Aredia
Arimidex
Aromasin
Asparaginase
Atezolizumab
ATRA
Avastin
Avelumab
B
BCG
BCNU
Bevacizumab
Bicalutamide
Binimetinib (Mektovi)
Bleomycin
Bondronat
Bonefos
Bortezomib
Busilvex
Busulphan
BLP25
C
Campto
Capecitabine
Carboplatin
Carmustine
Casodex
CCNU
Cemiplimab
Cetuximab
Chimax
Chlorambucil
Cimetidine
Cisplatin
Cladribine
Clodronate
Clofarabine
Crisantaspase
Cyclophosphamide
Cyproterone Acetate
Cyprostat
Cytarabine
Cytoxan
D
Dacarbozine
Dactinomycin
Dasatinib
Daunorubicin
Decapeptyl SR
DES
Dexamethasone
Diethylstilbestrol
Docetaxel
Doxorubicin
Drogenil
Durvalumab
E
Emcyt
Epirubicin
Eposin
Erbitux
Erlotinib
Estracyte
Estramustine
Encorafenib (Braftovi)
Etopophos
Etoposide
Evoltra
Exemestane
F
Fareston
Faslodex, or Fulvestrant
Femara
Filgrastim
Fludara
Fludarabine
Fluorouracil (5-FU)
Flutamide
G
Gefinitib
Gemcitabine
Gemzar
Gleevec
Glivec
Gonapeptyl Depot
Goserelin
H
Halaven
Herceptin
Hycamptin
Hydroxycarbamide
I
Ibandronic acid
Ibritumomab
Ibrutinib
Idarubicin
Ifosfomide
Interferon
Imatinib Mesylate
Imiquimod
Iressa
Irinotecan
J
Jevtana
K
Kadcyla
L
Lanvis
Lapatinib
Lenalidomide
Letrozole
Leukeran
Leuprorelin
Leustat
Lomustine
M
MabCampath
Mabthera
Megace
Megestrol
Methotrexate
Mitozantrone
Mitomycin
Mutulane
Myleran
N
Navelbine
Neulasta
Neupogen
Nexavar
Nipent
Nolvadex D
Novantrone
O
Oncovin
Opdivo (Nivolumab)
Osimertinib
P
Paclitaxel
Palbociclib
Pamidronate
PCV
Pembrolizumab
Pemetrexed
Pentostatin
Pertuzumab, Perjeta
Procarbazine
Provenge
Prednisolone
Prostrap
R
Raltitrexed
Rituximab
S
Sprycel
Sorafenib
Soltamox
Streptozocin
Stilboestrol
Stimuvax
Sunitinib
Sutent
T
Tabloid
Tagamet
Tamofen
T-Vec
Tamoxifen
Tarceva
Taxol
Taxotere
Tegafur with uracil
Temodal
Temozolomide
Thalidomide
Thioplex
Thiotepa
Tioguanine
Tomudex
Topotecan
Toremifene
Trastuzumab
Tretinoin
Treosulfan
Triethylenethiophorsphoramide
Triptorelin
Tyverb
U
Uftoral
V
Velcade
Vepesid
Vesanoid
Vincristine
Vinorelbine
X
Xalkori
Xeloda
Y
Yervoy (ipilimumab)
Z
Zactima
Zanosar
Zavedos
Zevelin
Zoladex
Zoledronate
Zometa zoledronic acid
Zytiga
Others
2-CdA
5FU
6-tioguanine
6-TG
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