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Medications and Drugs for Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

Discover top medications for 'treating Thyroid Cancer'? This page compiles essential information on generic and brand-name drugs specifically used for Thyroid Cancer treatment.Here, you can explore dosages, prices, side effects, and administration recommendations to find a treatment that suits your needs.
The FAQ drug section on some common drugs addresses questions, offering insights into prescribed Thyroid Cancer medications and management strategies. Always check with your healthcare provider to confirm the suitability of any treatment option discussed here.

Thyroid Cancer

“Shaped like a butterfly she sits within the neck,” that’s what an anonymous poet wrote about the thyroid gland but it can become cancerous and spread to other parts.

Brand Names and Generic Names of Drugs for Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

Cabozantinib



Cabozantinib is an anti-neoplstic agent (kinase inhibitor), prescribed for medullary thyroid cancer.

Doxorubicin



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

Brand Names :
Doxolem | Tevadox | Doxorubicin | Adrosal |    Duxocin |    Duxocin | Adriamycin (50 mg) | Adrim | Adrim (2 mg) | Cardia
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Drug Sodium Iodide-i-131



Drug Sodium Iodide-i-131 is a diagnostic agent, used to treat overactive thyroid gland and certain kinds of thyroid cancer.

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Lenvatinib



Lenvatinib belongs to a group of medications called kinase inhibitors.

Sorafenib



Sorafenib is a kinase inhibitor, prescribed for renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer), hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer).

Thyrotropin Alfa



Thyrotropin Alfa is a recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), used as an adjunctive diagnostic tool for serum thyroglobulin (Tg) testing with or without radioiodine in thyroid cancer patients.

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Thyroxine



Thyroxine is a thyroid hormone, prescribed for hypothyroidism, and thyroid cancer.

Brand Names :
Synox | Synox (0.037 mg) | Eltroxin | Thyrox (0.025mg) | Thyrox | Eltroxin (100 mcg) | Thyrosec (50 mcg) | Thyrox (0.05mg) | Thyrox | Thyrox (100 mcg)
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Vandetanib



Vandetanib is a kinase inhibitor, prescribed for medullary thyroid cancer.

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