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Drugs for Treatment of Breast Cancer Management: Advances

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Brand Names and Generic Names of Drugs for Treatment of Breast Cancer Management: Advances

Abemaciclib



Abemaciclib is used alone or with other drugs such as fulvestrant or anastrozole for treating women with advanced breast cancer or breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and hormone receptor-positive breast cancer

Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine



Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine is used to treat HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, a specific type of breast cancer that has moved to other parts of the body.

Anastrozole



Anastrozole is a non-steroidal inhibitor used with other treatments, such as surgery or radiation, to treat early breast cancer in women who have experienced menopause.

Trade Names :
Armotraz | Altraz | Anabrez | Redest | Altrol | Femistra (1 mg) | Anatero (1 mg) | Femitraz (1 mg) | Armilon (1 mg) | Stazonex (1 mg)
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Bevacizumab



Bevacizumab is used to treat certain types of advanced lung cancer.

Capecitabine



Capecitabine is an antimetabolite, prescribed for breast cancer and colorectal cancer.

Trade Names :
Capiibine | Xelocel | Xabine | Captabin | Naprocap | Capxcel | Capiibine (500 mg) | Capres (150 mg) | Capres | Capegard
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Cyclophosphamide



Cyclophosphamide is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for many types of cancers like lymphatic cancer, cancer of white blood cells and plasma cells, etc,.

Trade Names :
Oncophos | Cyphos | Cycrame | Oncomide | Ledoxan | Endoxan - Asta | Cycloxan | Cydoxan | Ledoxan | Endoxan - Asta
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Docetaxel



Docetaxel is an anti-cancer agent, mainly used for the treatment of breast, ovarian, gastric cancer, head and neck cancer, prostate cancer and non-small cell lung cancer either alone or with other medications.

Trade Names :
Docespera | Docemax 20 mg | Docemax 120 mg | Docecad (20mg/1mL) | Docecad (80mg/2mL) | Docecad (120mg/3mL) | Docetere (20mg/0.5mL) | Docetere (80mh/2mL) | Docetere (120mg/3mL) | Taxotere (20mg/mL)
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Doxorubicin



Doxorubicin is a cytotoxic anthracycline antibiotic, prescribed for treating various types of cancer.

Trade Names :
Doxolem | Tevadox | Doxorubicin | Adrosal |    Duxocin |    Duxocin | Adriamycin (50 mg) | Adrim | Adrim (2 mg) | Cardia
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Eribulin Mesylate



Eribulin Mesylate is an anticancer agent, prescribed for breast cancer.

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Exemestane



Exemestane is an aromatase inhibitor, prescribed for advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are no longer responsive to anti-estrogen therapy.

Trade Names :
Xcel 25mg Tablet | Aromasin | Xtane | Exeget
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Fluorouracil



Fluorouracil is an antimetabolite, prescribed for certain types of cancer such as colon, rectal, breast, stomach and pancreatic cancer.

Trade Names :
Fluorouracil | Zypurin | Chemoflura (250 mg) | Fluonco | Fluracil | Oncourcil | 5 Fluro 250mg Injection | Florac | Florac (5 ml) | Fiveflurd
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Fluoxymesterone



Fluoxymesterone is an androgenic hormone, prescribed for male hypogonadism, delayed puberty in males and for breast cancer treatment in women.

Fulvestrant



Fulvestrant is an estrogen receptor antagonist, prescribed for advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have already been treated with other medications.

Gemcitabine



Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog used in chemotherapy for treating certain types of cancer (like lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer).

Trade Names :
Gemtaz (200 mg) | Celzar (200 mg) | Gempower (200 mg) | Xtroz (200 mg) | Lifogem (200 mg) | Gemcinis (200 mg) | Gemres (200 mg) | Shancyte (200 mg) | Gembin (200 mg) | Celgem (200 mg)
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Ixabepilone



Ixabepilone is prescribed for breast cancer either alone or in combination with capecitabine.

Lapatinib



Lapatinib is a protein-tyrosine kinase inhibitor, prescribed for metastatic breast cancer with other medications.

Letrozole



Letrozole is an aromatase inhibitor, prescribed for breast cancer either alone or in combination with other medications.

Trade Names :
Lets | Shantroz | Letzol | Letz | Letocor | Oreta | Trozet | Zaronil | Feofar | Femara
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Methotrexate



Methotrexate is an antimetabolite, curative in choriocarcinoma (cancer of the tissue that normally would develop into placenta).

Trade Names :
Methotrexate |   Oncotrex | Caditrex | Alltrex | Trex | Throtex | Mtx 2.5mg | Zexate | Remtrex | Cytotrex
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Neratinib



Neratinib is prescribed as an adjuvant therapy to treat adult patients with an early stage HER2 - positive breast cancer who have been already treated with trastuzumab therapy at least for a year.

Paclitaxel



Paclitaxel is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for ovarian and breast cancer.

Trade Names :
Celtax | Dutaxel (30 mg) | Neotaxl | Petaxel | Paclicare | Resoxel | Cytax | Cantaxel | Paclinis | Pacliron
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Palbociclib



Palbociclib is a kinase inhibitor which is prescribed along with letrazole (an aromatase inhibitor) for the treatment of certain type of hormone receptor positive breast cancer (estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer) in postmenopausal women that is in an advanced stage or has spread to other parts of the body.

Ribociclib



Ribociclib belongs to a class of medications called kinase inhibitors; it inhibits the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and 6.

Tamoxifen



Tamoxifen is an antiestrogen, prescribed for breast cancer.

Trade Names :
Mamofen | Caditam | Valodex | Tamoxifen | Tamodex | Oncomox | Tomifen | Tevafen | Oncotam | Nolvadex
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Trastuzumab



Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody, prescribed for breast cancer either alone or in combination with other medications.

Trade Names :
Herceptin Infusion
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