Generic drug: bendamustine hydrochloride Brand name: Bendeka What is Bendeka (bendamustine hydrochloride), and how does it work? Bendeka (bendamustine hydrochloride) Injection is an alkylating drug indicated for treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that has progressed during or within six months of treatment with rituximab or a...
What is altretamine, and what is it used for? Altretamine is an oral drug that is used to treat ovarian cancer. The precise mechanism by which altretamine exerts its anti-cancer effect is unknown. It was approved by the FDA in 1990. What brand names are available for altretamine? Hexalen Is altretamine available as a generic...
Generic drug: cabozantinib Brand name: Cabometyx What is Cabometyx (cabozantinib), and how does it work? Cabometyx (cabozantinib) is a prescription medicine used to treat people with: advanced kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) who have been previously treated with the medicine sorafenib. It is not known if Cabometyx is safe and effective...
What is bicalutamide, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Bicalutamide is an oral medication that is used for treating cancer of the prostate. It belongs to a class of drugs called anti-androgens which includes flutamide (Eulexin) and nilutamide (Nilandron). Androgens (an example of which is testosterone) are hormones that are produced and released...
What are human monoclonal antibodies? An antibody is a protein produced by the body's immune system in response to antigens, which are harmful substances. Antigens include bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses, chemicals, and other substances the immune system identifies as foreign. Sometimes the body mistakenly identifies normal tissues as foreign and produces antibodies against the tissue....
What is Arzerra (ofatumumab), and how does it work? Generic drug: ofatumumab Brand name: Arzerra Arzerra (ofatumumab) Injection is a monoclonal antibody used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Arzerra is usually given after other medications have been tried without successful treatment of symptoms. What are the side effects of Arzerra? Common side effects of Arzerra include: nausea, vomiting,...
What is atezolizumab, and how is it used? Tecentriq is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with: a type of bladder and urinary tract cancer called urothelial carcinoma. Tecentriq may be used when your bladder cancer has spread or cannot be removed by surgery, and if you have any one of the following conditions:...
What is Axumin, and how does it work? Axumin is indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) in men with suspected prostate cancer recurrence based on elevated blood prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels following prior treatment. What are the side effects of Axumin? Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed...
What is Asparlas (calaspargase pegol – mknl), and how does it work? Generic drug: calaspargase pegol – mknl Brand name: Asparlas Asparlas (calaspargase pegol – mknl) is an asparagine specific enzyme indicated as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in pediatric and young adult patients age 1 month to...
What is a pancreas? The Whipple procedure, or pancreaticoduodenectomy, is a procedure to remove part of the pancreas as a treatment for pancreatic cancer. The pancreas is a gland situated in the abdomen (behind the stomach). The head of the pancreas is on the right side of the abdomen and is connected to the duodenum...