ANTI CANCER/ONCLOGY PRODUCTS

In the 1950s and 1960s, thalidomide was used to treat morning sickness during pregnancy. But it was found to cause disabilities in the babies born …

Temozolomide is used to treat specific types of brain cancer (eg, glioblastoma multiforme, anaplastic astrocytoma) in patients whose tumors have returned or whose tumors have just …

Sunitinib malate is approved to treat adults with: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (a type of stomach cancer). It is used in patients whose condition has become worse …

Sorafenib is used to treat late-stage kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma), liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) that cannot be treated by surgery, and differentiated thyroid …

IBRANCE is taken in combination with hormonal therapy to help delay the progression of metastatic breast cancer. IBRANCE works inside the cell to disrupt the activity …

Nilotinib is used to treat certain types of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML; a type of cancer of the white blood cells) who have recently found to have …

Mesna is used to reduce the risk of hemorrhagic cystitis (a condition that causes inflammation of the bladder and can result in serious bleeding) in people who …