Treatments
An overview of cancer treatments across types — from approved standard-of-care options to agents under active investigation. Select any treatment to learn how it works and which cancer types it applies to.
First-line
Adriamycin (Doxorubicin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsAlimta
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsAlimta (Pemetrexed)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsAnastrozole
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsApalutamide
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsAromatase inhibitors (e.g. Anastrozole)
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsAromatase inhibitors (e.g. Letrozole)
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsAvastin
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsBicalutamide
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsBrafi
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsBRAF/MEK Inhibitor Combination (Dabrafenib + Trametinib)
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBRAF V600E Inhibitor (Encorafenib)
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCapecitabine
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsCarboplatin
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCarboplatin + Paclitaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCetuximab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsChemotherapy (e.g. Doxorubicin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCytarabine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsDabrafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsDarolutamide
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsEnasidenib
IDH2 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsEncorafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsFludarabine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsFOLFIRINOX
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsFolfox
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsGefitinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Mild side effectsGemcitabine
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsGemcitabine + nab-paclitaxel
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsIbrutinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsImatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsIpilimumab
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsIvosidenib
IDH1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsL-asparaginase
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsLetrozole
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsLeuprolide
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsLupron
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsMidostaurin
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsNab-paclitaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsNivolumab + Ipilimumab
Combination therapy
Severe side effectsOxaliplatin
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPaclitaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPembrolizumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsPemetrexed
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPertuzumab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsRituximab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsSipuleucel-T
Immunotherapy / Autologous cellular immunotherapy
Mild side effectsTafinlar
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTafinlar + Mekinist
Combination therapy
Moderate side effectsTamoxifen
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsTarceva
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTrametinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTrastuzumab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsVemurafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsXeloda
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsSecond-line
Abemaciclib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsAbiraterone
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsAbiraterone acetate
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsAdo-trastuzumab emtansine
Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate
Severe side effectsAlecensa
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsAlectinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBevacizumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsBinimetinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBlinatumomab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsBosutinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBrentuximab vedotin
Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate
Moderate side effectsCabazitaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCarfilzomib
Proteasome inhibitor
Severe side effectsClofarabine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCobimetinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsDasatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsDocetaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsEnzalutamide
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsErbitux
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsErleada
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsErlotinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsEverolimus
mTOR inhibitor
Severe side effectsFOLFIRI
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsGilteritinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsInotuzumab ozogamicin
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsIressa
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsIrinotecan
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsJevtana
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsKeytruda
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsLapatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsLonsurf
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsLorbrena
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsLorlatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsLutetium-177 vipivotide tetraxetan
Radiotherapy
Moderate side effectsLutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan
Radiopharmaceutical
Severe side effectsLynparza
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsMekinist
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsNeratinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsNiraparib
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsNivolumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsNubeqa
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsOlaparib
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsOpdivo
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsOsimertinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Mild side effectsPalbociclib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPanitumumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab + Axitinib
Combination therapy
Moderate side effectsPlatinum-based chemotherapy (e.g., Carboplatin, Cisplatin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPonatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsProvenge
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsRadium-223
Radiation therapy
Mild side effectsRadium-223 dichloride
Radiotherapy
Moderate side effectsRadium Ra 223 dichloride
Radiopharmaceutical
Severe side effectsRegorafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsRibociclib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTagrisso
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTaxotere
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsTecentriq
Immunotherapy / PD-L1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsTopotecan
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsTrifluridine/tipiracil
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsVectibix
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsVenetoclax
BCL-2 inhibitor
Severe side effectsXtandi
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsZytiga
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsAdjuvant
Investigational
Apatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsAtezolizumab
Immunotherapy / PD-L1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsAvelumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsCabozantinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCapivasertib
PARP inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCapmatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCeritinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsDinutuximab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsDinutuximab beta
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsDostarlimab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Severe side effectsDoxorubicin
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsDurvalumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsDurvalumab + tremelimumab
Immunotherapy
Moderate side effectsEliquis
Blood thinner
Mild side effectsIdecabtagene vicleucel
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy
Severe side effectsImfinzi
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsIsturisa
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsLadiratuzumab vedotin
Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate
Moderate side effectsLiso-cel
CAR-T cell therapy
Severe side effectsLuspatercept
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent
Mild side effectsLynparza (Olaparib)
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsMM-151
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsMM-398
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsNecitumumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsOlaratumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsPARP inhibitor
PARP inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPazopanib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab + ipilimumab
Combination therapy
Severe side effectsPembrolizumab + Lenvatinib
Combination therapy
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab + Nivolumab
Combination therapy
Severe side effectsPembrolizumab + Vemurafenib
Monoclonal antibody + Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsPlatinum-based chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPluvicto
Radiation therapy
Severe side effectsPralsetinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsRamucirumab
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsRucaparib
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsS-1
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsSacituzumab govitecan
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsSelpercatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsSorafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsSotorasib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTafasitamab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsTalazoparib
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsTAS-120
PI3K inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTiragolumab
Immunotherapy / TIGIT inhibitor
Mild side effectsTisagenlecleucel
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy
Severe side effectsTislelizumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsVosaroxin
Anthraquinone derivative
Severe side effectsZanubrutinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTreatment information is provided for general education only — not medical advice.