Leukemia
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Brand Names and Generic Names of Drugs for Treatment of Leukemia
Aclarubicin
Aclarubicin or aclacinomycin A is used to treat acute non lymphocytic leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
Brand Names :
Klasinomycin
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Alemtuzumab
Alemtuzumab is a cancer-treating drug used for treating certain cancers of bone marrow and blood cancers such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and lymphoma.
Amsacrine
Amsacrine is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for malignant lymphoma and acute adult lymphoblastic leukemia.
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Arsenic Trioxide
In the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia, arsenic trioxide has been known to display strong anti-tumor effects with few toxic effects.
Brand Names :
Arsikem (10mg)
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Asparaginase / Crisantaspase
Asparaginase / Crisantaspase is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for lymphocytic leukemia either alone or with other medications.
Azacitidine
Azacitidine is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for blood cancer.
Brand Names :
Zadine | Zadine
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Blinatumomab
Blinatumomab is used to treat B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a type of cancer of the white blood cells in adult patients and children
Chlorambucil
Chlorambucil is a cytotoxic chemotherapy drug, prescribed for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and lymphosarcoma.
Brand Names :
Leukeran (5mg) | Leukeran | Chloramax 2 mg | Chloramax 5 mg | Leukeran (2mg) | Leukeran (5mg)
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Clofarabine
Clofarabine is a form of antimetabolite chemotherapy, prescribed for leukemia in children and adolescents.
Cytarabine
Cytarabine is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Brand Names :
Arasid | Remcyta (100mg) | Biobin | Cytarine | Cytrosar | Cytarabine | Cytrosar | Cytabin | Cytarabine | Biobin
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Daunorubicin
Daunorubicin is a chemotherapeutic agent, prescribed for acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Brand Names :
Daunocin | Daunomycin | Daunoside | Nourubin | Daunomycin | Norubin | Daunorubitec (20mg) | Norubin (20mg/200mg)
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Doxorubicin
Doxorubicin is a cytotoxic anthracycline antibiotic, prescribed for treating various types of cancer.
Brand Names :
Doxolem | Tevadox | Doxorubicin | Adrosal | Â Â Duxocin | Â Â Duxocin | Adriamycin (50 mg) | Adrim | Adrim (2 mg) | Cardia
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Filgrastim
Filgrastim stimulates the production of white blood cells.
Brand Names :
Finabold | Grastim | Grafeel (300mcg) | Grafeel PFS (300mcg/mL)
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Fludarabine
Fludarabine is prescribed for blood cancer(white blood cells) in adults who have already been treated with at least one other medication and have not got better.
Brand Names :
Fludara (10 mg) | Fludara (50mg) | Fludacel (10 mg) | Fludacel (50 mg) | Naprobin (50 mg)
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Idelalisib
Idelalisib is prescribed to treat patients with cancer of the blood or bone marrow such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma, and follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (FL) whose cancer has returned after treating with some anti-cancer medicines
Interferon Alfa 2A
Interferon Alfa 2A is prescribed for hairy cell leukemia (blood cancer), AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (type of cancer that develops in connective tissues), recurrent or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) and chronic myelogenous leukemia (cancer of white blood cells), hepatitis C, non-Hodgin’s lymphoma.
Mercaptopurine
Mercaptopurine is an antimetabolite, prescribed for acute lymphatic leukemia either alone or with other medications.
Brand Names :
Purinethol | Mercaptopurine | Â Purinetone | Empurine | 6 MP | Mercapto | Puri-Nethol (50mg)
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Methotrexate
Methotrexate is an antimetabolite, curative in choriocarcinoma (cancer of the tissue that normally would develop into placenta).
Brand Names :
Methotrexate | Â Oncotrex | Caditrex | Alltrex | Trex | Throtex | Mtx 2.5mg | Zexate | Remtrex | Cytotrex
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Mitoxantrone
Mitoxantrone is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for metastatic breast cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Brand Names :
Oncotron | Mitozan
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Nelarabine
Nelarabine is an anti-cancer agent, prescribed for leukemia or lymphoma in certain patients.
Rituximab
Rituximab is a monoclol antibody, prescribed for certain types of cancer such as lymphomas, leukemia, transplant rejection and some autoimmune disorders.
Brand Names :
Reditux (100 mg) | Mabthera | Mathera (500 mg) | Reditux (500 mg)
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Teniposide
Teniposide is an antineoplastic agent, prescribed for leukemia in combination with other medications.
Thioguanine
Thioguanine is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for leukemia.
Brand Names :
Thionine
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Venetoclax
Venetoclax is a BCL-2 (B - cell lymphoma 2) inhibitor which is prescribed for the treatment of a type of white blood cell cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), in patients whose tumor cells lack a part of the 17th chromosome (a specific gene alteration known as 17p deletion).
Vincristine
Vincristine is a chemotherapy agent, prescribed for certain types of cancer such as leukemia, Hodgkin disease, and non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
Brand Names :
Biocristin | Alcrist | Vcr 1mg Injection 1ml | Vincristine Gls 1 mg Injection | Oncocristin-AQ
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Vindesine
Vindesine is used to treat several cancers such as leukemia, lymphomas, and some solid tumors such as breast cancer and lung cancer either as a single agent or in combination with other cancer-treating drugs
