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
5-Fluorouracil
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsAdriamycin
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsAdriamycin (Doxorubicin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsAlecensa
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsAlectinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Mild side effectsAlimta
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsAlimta (Pemetrexed)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsApalutamide
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsAromatase inhibitors (e.g. Anastrozole)
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsAromatase inhibitors (e.g. Letrozole)
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsAvastin
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsAzacitidine
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsBicalutamide
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsBrafi
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsBrafiib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBRAF/MEK inhibitor combination
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBRAF/MEK Inhibitor Combination (Dabrafenib + Trametinib)
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBRAF/MEK Inhibitor Combination (Encorafenib + Binimetinib)
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 effectsCemiplimab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsCetuximab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsChemotherapy (e.g. Doxorubicin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCisplatin
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCotellic
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCrizotinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCytarabine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsDabrafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsDacomitinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsDarolutamide
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsDocetaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsEncorafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsFludarabine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsFOLFIRINOX
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsFOLFOX
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsGefitinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsGemcitabine
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsGemcitabine + nab-paclitaxel
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsGilotrif
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsIdarubicin
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsImatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsIpilimumab
Immunotherapy / CTLA-4 inhibitor
Severe side effectsKeytruda
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsL-asparaginase
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsLeucovorin
Chemotherapy
Mild side effectsLeuprolide
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsLupron
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsMidostaurin
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsNab-paclitaxel
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsOsimertinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPaclitaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPemetrexed
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPertuzumab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsPlatinum-based chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPlatinum-based chemotherapy (e.g., carboplatin, cisplatin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsRelugolix
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsRituximab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsRuxolitinib
JAK inhibitor
Moderate side effectsSquibb's Tarceva
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTarceva
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTrastuzumab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsVemurafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsVincristine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsVizimpro
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsXalkori
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsXeloda
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsYervoy
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsZelboraf
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsSecond-line
Abiraterone
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsAbiraterone acetate
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsAdo-trastuzumab emtansine
Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate
Severe side effectsAlpelisib
PI3K inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBevacizumab
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsBinimetinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBlinatumomab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsBosutinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBraftovi
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBrentuximab vedotin
Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate
Moderate side effectsCabazitaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCarfilzomib
Proteasome inhibitor
Severe side effectsCladribine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsClofarabine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCobimetinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsDasatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsDurvalumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsEnzalutamide
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsErbitux
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsErlotinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsEverolimus
mTOR inhibitor
Moderate side effectsFOLFIRI
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsFulvestrant
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsImfinzi
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsInotuzumab ozogamicin
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsIressa
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Mild side effectsIrinotecan
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsJevtana
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsLonsurf
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsLorbrena
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsLorlatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsLutetium-177 PSMA
Radiopharmaceutical therapy
Mild side effectsLutetium-177 vipivotide tetraxetan
Radiopharmaceutical
Severe side effectsLutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan
Radiopharmaceutical
Severe side effectsMekinist
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsMektovi
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsMM-398
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsNeratinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsNiraparib
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsNivolumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsNivolumab + Ipilimumab
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsNubeqa
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsOpdivo
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsOxaliplatin
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPalbociclib
CDK4/6 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPanitumumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab + Axitinib
Immunotherapy / Combination
Moderate side effectsPonatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsRadium-223
Radiopharmaceutical
Mild side effectsRadium-223 dichloride
Radiotherapy
Moderate side effectsRadium Ra 223 dichloride
Radiopharmaceutical
Severe side effectsRegorafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsRibociclib
CDK4/6 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsRucaparib
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsS-1
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsStivarga
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsTafinlar + Mekinist
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTagrisso
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTaxotere
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsTecentriq
Immunotherapy / PD-L1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsTopotecan
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsTrametinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTrastuzumab-DM1
Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate
Moderate side effectsTrifluridine/tipiracil
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsVectibix
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsXtandi
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsZaltrap
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsZanubrutinib
BTK inhibitor
Moderate side effectsZykadia
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsZytiga
Hormone therapy
Severe side effectsAdjuvant
Adjuvant Chemotherapy (e.g. CMF)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsAnastrozole
Aromatase inhibitor
Mild side effectsAromasin
Aromatase inhibitor
Mild side effectsAromasin (Exemestane)
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsAromatase inhibitors (Anastrozole, Letrozole, Exemestane)
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsEliquis
Blood thinner
Mild side effectsErleada
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsLetrozole
Aromatase inhibitor
Mild side effectsmFOLFOX6
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPanzym
Enzyme inhibitor
Mild side effectsPemetrexed + Alimta
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsProvenge
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsSipuleucel-T
Immunotherapy / Autologous cell therapy
Mild side effectsTafinlar
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTamoxifen
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsZoladex
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsZolendronate
Bisphosphonate
Mild side effectsInvestigational
Abemaciclib
CDK4/6 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsApatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsAPC-4037
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsARV-110
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsAtezolizumab
Immunotherapy / PD-L1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsAvelumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsBempegaldesleukin
Immunotherapy / IL-2 agonist
Severe side effectsCabozantinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCapivasertib
PARP inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCapmatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCediranib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsCeritinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsDecitabine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsDinutuximab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsDinutuximab beta
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsDostarlimab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsDoxorubicin
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsDurvalumab/ezetimibe
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor + Cholesterol absorption inhibitor
Mild side effectsDurvalumab + tremelimumab
Immunotherapy
Mild side effectsEnasidenib
IDH2 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsFedratinib
JAK2 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsGilteritinib
FLT3 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsIbrutinib
BTK inhibitor
Moderate side effectsIdecabtagene vicleucel
CAR-T cell therapy
Severe side effectsIsturisa
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsIvosidenib
IDH1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsKetek
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsKisqali
CDK4/6 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsLadiratuzumab vedotin
Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate
Moderate side effectsLapatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsLarotrectinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Mild side effectsLiso-cel
CAR-T cell therapy
Severe side effectsLuspatercept
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent
Mild side effectsLynparza
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsLynparza (Olaparib)
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsMargetuximab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsMM-151
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsMobocertinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsNab-selinexor
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsNBTXR3
Radiosensitizer
Mild side effectsNecitumumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsOlaparib
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsOlaratumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsPARP inhibitor
PARP inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPazopanib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPDR001
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab + ipilimumab
Combination therapy
Severe side effectsPembrolizumab + Lenvatinib
Monoclonal antibody + Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsPembrolizumab + Nivolumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsPembrolizumab + Vemurafenib
Monoclonal antibody, Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsPlatinum-based chemotherapy (e.g. Carboplatin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPlatinum-based chemotherapy (e.g., carboplatin, cisplatin, oxaliplatin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPluvicto
Radiation therapy
Severe side effectsPralsetinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsRamucirumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsregorafenib + bevacizumab
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor + Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsRegorafenib ( investigational combination )
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsregorafenib + Lonsurf
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor + Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsSacituzumab Govitecan
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsSelpercatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsSelumetinib
MEK inhibitor
Moderate side effectsSorafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsSotorasib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTafasitamab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsTalazoparib
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsTAS-120
PI3K inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTemozolomide
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsTiragolumab
Immunotherapy / TIGIT inhibitor
Mild side effectsTisagenlecleucel
CAR-T cell therapy
Severe side effectsTislelizumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsTisotumab Vedotin
Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate
Severe side effectsTucatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTumor Treating Fields (TTF) with Optune
Electromagnetic therapy
Mild side effectsVenetoclax
BCL-2 inhibitor
Severe side effectsVosaroxin
Anthraquinone
Severe side effectsZoliflodine
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsOther
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