Lung Cancer Drugs
Drug: Mustargen (Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride) to Treat NSCLC
Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride to Treat NSCLC
Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride is a type of chemotherapy and is used to treat lung cancer. The brand name is [...]
Drug: Cytotoxic to Treat Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is one of the most deadly diseases among both men and women. Mainly, there are two types of lung cancer: Non-small cell lung cancer and Small cell [...]
Drug: Alunbrig (Brigatinib) for Treatment of Lung Cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, making up 85% of new lung cancer cases in US every year. FDA has recently given [...]
Drug: Iressa (Gefitinib) to Treat NSCLC
Gefitinib is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. It is also known by its brand name Iressa. It is used for lung cancer [...]
Tagrisso Gets FDA Approval as Lung Cancer Drug
Lung cancer is one of the most deadly diseases among both men and women. A new drug has got FDA approval. AstraZeneca has got its approval for lung cancer drug [...]
Statins Do Not Improve Survival in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Statins are the cholesterol-lowering drugs. Do such drugs could be a part of cancer treatment as well? Such drugs works to lower cholesterol levels by blocking [...]
Drug: Pemetrexed (Alimta) to Treat NSCLC
What is Pemetrexed?
Pemetrexed is medically necessary for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. It is also known by its brand name Alimta. It belongs [...]
Drug: Vinblastin to Treat NSCLC
About Vinblastin
Vinblastin is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells. It helps to slow down the spread of cancer in the body. [...]
Drug: Etoposide (VP-16) to Treat NSCLC
What is Etoposide?
Etoposide is a medicine used to kill cancer cells. It works by stopping cancer cells to further divide and make new cells. It is one of the [...]
Drug: Irinotecan (Camptosar) to treat NSCLC
Chemotherapy has been shown to provide benefit in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related [...]
Drug: Vinorelbine (Navelbine) to treat NSCLC
Vinorelbine, a chemotherapy drug, is sold under the trade name of Navelbine to treat various types of cancer. It has been approved for treatment of [...]
Drug: Gemcitabine (Gemzar) to Treat NSCLC
Gemcitabine, US brand name Gemzar, is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug and belongs to the class of drugs known as antimetabolite. Antimetabolites are [...]
Drug: Docetaxel (Taxotere) to Treat NSCLC
Docataxel or Taxotere is a medication that works to interfere with cell division. Approved by FDA, it is used in treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer. It [...]
Drug: Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel, Abraxane) to treat NSCLC
What is Abraxane?
Abraxane is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug and is used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer. It is also used to treat breast cancer and [...]