Drug Reference

Efudex
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Fluorouracil (fler-oh-YOO-rah-sil), 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil Trade Name: Adrucil®, Carac®, Efudex®, Fluoroplex® For which conditions is this drug approved? Fluorouracil is FDA approved for the treatment of the following conditions: colon cancer, rectal cancer, breast cancer, stomach (gastric) cancer, and pancreatic cancer. Fluorouracil may also come in a topical form ... Read More...

Eligard
Class: Hormonal therapy Generic Name: Leuprolide (LOO-proe-lide) Trade Name: Eligard®, Lupron®, Lupron Depot®, Viadur® How is this drug used? Leuprolide is FDA approved for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. It is important for patients to remember that physicians have the ability to prescribe medication for conditions other than those for which ... Read More...

Elitek
Class: Supportive care Generic Name: Rasburicase Trade Name: Elitek® How is this drug used? Rasburicase is FDA approved for the management of uric acid levels in pediatric patients with leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumor malignancies who are receiving anti-cancer therapy expected to result in tumor lysis syndrome and subsequent elevation of ... Read More...

Ellence
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Epirubicin (e-pi-ROO-bi-sin) Trade Name: Ellence® For which conditions is this drug approved? Epirubicin is FDA approved for the treatment of breast cancer that has spread to lymph nodes. It is important for patients to remember that physicians have the ability to prescribe medication for conditions other than those ... Read More...

Eloxatin
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Oxaliplatin (ocks-AL-ih-PLAT-in) Trade Name: Eloxatin® How is this drug used? Oxaliplatin, in combination with the drugs fluoruoracil and leucovorin, is FDA approved for the treatment of advanced colon or rectal cancer. It is important for patients to remember that physicians have the ability to prescribe medication for conditions ... Read More...

Elspar
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Asparaginase (a-SPARE-a-ji-naze), L-asparaginase, Erwinia L-asparaginase Trade Name: Elspar®, Kidrolase® For which conditions is this drug approved? Asparaginase is FDA approved for the treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia. It is recommended that asparaginase be used in conjunction with other agents, if not contraindicated in patients, in a regimen for the ... Read More...

Emcyt
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Estramustine (es-truh-MUS-teen) Trade Name: Emcyt® For which conditions is this drug approved? Estramustine is FDA approved for the treatment of prostate cancer that has spread to distant sites in the body or is progressing following previous therapies. It is important for patients to remember that physicians have the ... Read More...

Emend
Class: Supportive care Generic Name: Aprepitant (uh-PREP-I-tent) Trade Name: Emend® For which conditions is this drug approved? Aprepitant is FDA approved for the use with other antiemetic (anti-nausea) agents for the prevention of acute or delayed nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy that is highly or moderately associated with nausea and vomiting, including high ... Read More...

Eopophos
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Etoposide (e-TOE-poe-side), etoposide phosphate, VP-16 Trade Name: VePesid®, Toposar®, Etopophos® For which conditions is this drug approved? Etoposide is approved by the FDA in combination with other chemotherapy agents for treatment of: • Testicular cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies and has already been treated with appropriate surgery, chemotherapy ... Read More...

epirubicin
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Epirubicin (e-pi-ROO-bi-sin) Trade Name: Ellence® For which conditions is this drug approved? Epirubicin is FDA approved for the treatment of breast cancer that has spread to lymph nodes. It is important for patients to remember that physicians have the ability to prescribe medication for conditions other than those ... Read More...

epoetin alfa
Class: Supportive care Generic Name: Epoetin alfa (ee-POE-eh-tin AL-feh) Trade Name: Procrit® For which conditions is this drug approved? Epoetin alfa is FDA approved for the treatment of anemia in patients with non-hematologic cancers that are being treated with chemotherapy. It is important for patients to remember that physicians have the ability to ... Read More...

Erbitux
Class: Biologic Therapy Generic Name: Cetuximab Trade Name: Erbitux™ For which conditions is this drug approved? Cetuximab is FDA approved for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer. The FDA indication specifies that cetuximab is to be used in combination with irinotecan for the treatment of EGFR-expressing, metastatic colorectal cancer in patients who ... Read More...

Ergamisol
Class: Biologic agent Generic Name: Levamisole (le-VAM-i-sol) Trade Name: Ergamisol® How is this drug used? Levamisole is FDA approved for use in combination with the chemotherapy agent 5-fluorouracil in the treatment of Duke's stage C colon cancer, following the surgical removal of the cancer. It is important for patients to remember that physicians ... Read More...

Erlotinib
Class: Biologic therapy Generic Name: Erlotinib (er-LOH-te-nib) Trade Name: Tarceva™ For what conditions is this drug used? Erlotinib is FDA approved for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer in patients that have been treated with at least one prior chemotherapy regimen. It has also been approved, in combination with the chemotherapy ... Read More...

Erwinia L-asparaginase
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Asparaginase (a-SPARE-a-ji-naze), L-asparaginase, Erwinia L-asparaginase Trade Name: Elspar®, Kidrolase® For which conditions is this drug approved? Asparaginase is FDA approved for the treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia. It is recommended that asparaginase be used in conjunction with other agents, if not contraindicated in patients, in a regimen for the ... Read More...

estramustine
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Estramustine (es-truh-MUS-teen) Trade Name: Emcyt® For which conditions is this drug approved? Estramustine is FDA approved for the treatment of prostate cancer that has spread to distant sites in the body or is progressing following previous therapies. It is important for patients to remember that physicians have the ... Read More...

Ethyol
Class: Supportive care Generic Name: Amifostine (a-mi-FOSS-teen) Trade Name: Ethyol® For which conditions is this drug approved? Amifostine is FDA approved to reduce side effects to the kidneys caused by repeated administration of the chemotherapy agent cisplatin (Platinol®) in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. It is also FDA approved to reduce dry mouth caused by ... Read More...

etidronate
Class: Supportive care Generic Name: Etidronate (eh-TI-droe-nate) Trade Name: Didronel® For which conditions is this drug approved? Etidronate is FDA-approved for the treatment of hypercalcemia (high levels of calcium in the blood) caused by cancer. It is important for patients to remember that physicians have the ability to prescribe medication for ... Read More...

etoposide
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Etoposide (e-TOE-poe-side), etoposide phosphate, VP-16 Trade Name: VePesid®, Toposar®, Etopophos® For which conditions is this drug approved? Etoposide is approved by the FDA in combination with other chemotherapy agents for treatment of: • Testicular cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies and has already been treated with appropriate surgery, chemotherapy ... Read More...

etoposide phosphate
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Etoposide (e-TOE-poe-side), etoposide phosphate, VP-16 Trade Name: VePesid®, Toposar®, Etopophos® For which conditions is this drug approved? Etoposide is approved by the FDA in combination with other chemotherapy agents for treatment of: • Testicular cancer that has stopped responding to standard therapies and has already been treated with appropriate surgery, chemotherapy ... Read More...

Eulexin
Class: Hormonal therapy Generic Name: Flutamide (FLOO-ta-mide) Trade Name: Eulexin® For which conditions is this drug approved? Flutamide is approved for the treatment of stage D2 prostate cancer, where cancer has spread from its site of origin to different sites in the body. It is important for patients to remember that physicians ... Read More...

Everolimus
Class: Chemotherapy Generic Name: Everolimus (ever-OH-li-mus) Trade Name: Afinitor® How is this drug used? Everolimus is FDA-approved for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) among patients whose cancer has recurred or progressed following treatment with either Sutent® (sunitinib) or Nexavar® (sorafenib). It is important for patients to remember ... Read More...

Evista
Class: Hormonal therapy Generic Name: Raloxifene (reh-LOCKS-eh-feen) Trade Name: Evista® For which conditions is this drug approved? Raloxifene is FDA approved for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. It is important for patients to remember that physicians have the ability to prescribe medication for conditions other than those ... Read More...

exemestane
Class: Hormonal therapy Generic Name: Exemestane (ecks-uh-MESS-tane) Trade Name: Aromasin® For which conditions is this drug approved? Exemestane is FDA approved for the treatment of hormone-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have already been treated with the anti-estrogen agent tamoxifen (Nolvadex®). It is important for patients to remember that physicians ... Read More...