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
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsAdriamycin (Doxorubicin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsAlectinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsAlimta
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsAlimta (Pemetrexed)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsApalutamide
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsAromatase inhibitors (Anastrozole, Letrozole, Exemestane)
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 effectsAzacitidine
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsBicalutamide
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsBinimetinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBrafi
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsBrafiib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBRAF/MEK inhibitor combination (Dabrafenib + Trametinib)
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBRAF V600E Inhibitor (Encorafenib)
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
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 effectsDabrafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsDacomitinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe 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
Severe side effectsGilotrif
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsIbrutinib
BTK inhibitor
Moderate side effectsIdarubicin
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsImatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsIpilimumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsIressa
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Mild side effectsL-asparaginase
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsLetrozole
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsLeuprolide
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsLupron
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsmFOLFOX6
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsNab-paclitaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsOpdivo
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsOxaliplatin
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPaclitaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPalbociclib
CDK4/6 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab + ipilimumab
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsPemetrexed
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsPertuzumab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsRelugolix
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsRibociclib
CDK4/6 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsRituximab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsS-1
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsSipuleucel-T
Immunotherapy / DC vaccine
Mild side effectsSquibb's Tarceva
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTafinlar
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsTafinlar + Mekinist
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsTagrisso
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTarceva
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTrastuzumab
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsVemurafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsVizimpro
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsXeloda
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsSecond-line
Abemaciclib
CDK4/6 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
Severe side effectsBevacizumab
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsBlinatumomab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsBosutinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBRAF/MEK inhibitor combination
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBraftovi
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCabazitaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCapecitabine
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsCarfilzomib
Proteasome inhibitor
Severe side effectsCladribine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsClofarabine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsCobimetinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCytarabine
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsDasatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsDocetaxel
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsDurvalumab/tremelimumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Mild side effectsEnzalutamide
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsErbitux
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsErleada
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsErlotinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsEverolimus
mTOR inhibitor
Moderate side effectsFOLFIRI
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsIdecabtagene vicleucel
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy
Severe side effectsInotuzumab ozogamicin
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsIrinotecan
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsJevtana
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsLapatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsLonsurf
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsLorbrena
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsLorlatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate 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 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 effectsOsimertinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPanitumumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsPazopanib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab + Axitinib
Combination therapy
Moderate 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 effectsRamucirumab
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsRegorafenib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsRucaparib
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsStivarga
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsTaxotere
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsTecentriq
Immunotherapy / PD-L1 inhibitor
Mild 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 effectsZykadia
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsZytiga
Hormone therapy
Moderate 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 effectsImfinzi
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsPanzym
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsTamoxifen
Hormone therapy
Mild side effectsZolendronate
Bisphosphonate
Mild side effectsInvestigational
Apatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsAtezolizumab
Immunotherapy / PD-L1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsAvelumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsBempegaldesleukin
Immunotherapy / IL-2 agonist
Severe side effectsBrentuximab vedotin
Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate
Severe side effectsCabozantinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsCapivasertib
PARP inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCapmatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsCediranib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate 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
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsEliquis
Blood thinner
Mild side effectsFedratinib
JAK2 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsGilteritinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsIsturisa
Hormone therapy
Moderate side effectsIvosidenib
Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) inhibitor
Moderate side effectsKeytruda
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsKisqali
CDK4/6 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsLadiratuzumab vedotin
Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugate
Moderate side effectsLarotrectinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Mild side effectsLiso-cel
CAR-T cell therapy
Severe side effectsLuspatercept
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent
Mild side effectsLynparza
PARP inhibitor
Moderate side effectsLynparza (Olaparib)
PARP inhibitor
Mild side effectsMargetuximab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsMidostaurin
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsMM-151
Monoclonal antibody
Mild side effectsMM-398
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsMobocertinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsNab-selinexor
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsNBTXR3
Radiosensitizer
Mild side effectsNecitumumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsNivolumab + Ipilimumab
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsOlaratumab
Monoclonal antibody
Moderate side effectsPARP inhibitor
PARP inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPDR001
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab + Lenvatinib
Combination therapy
Moderate side effectsPembrolizumab + Nivolumab
Monoclonal antibody
Severe side effectsPembrolizumab + Vemurafenib
Combination therapy
Severe side effectsPlatinum-based chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPlatinum-based chemotherapy (e.g. Carboplatin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPlatinum-based chemotherapy (e.g., carboplatin, cisplatin)
Chemotherapy
Severe side effectsPluvicto
Radiation therapy
Severe side effectsPonatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsPralsetinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Severe side effectsregorafenib + bevacizumab
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor + Monoclonal antibody
Severe 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
CAR-T cell therapy
Severe side effectsTislelizumab
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTopotecan
Chemotherapy
Moderate side effectsTucatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsVenetoclax
BCL-2 inhibitor
Severe side effectsVosaroxin
Anthraquinone
Severe side effectsZanubrutinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Moderate side effectsZoliflodine
Immunotherapy / PD-1 inhibitor
Moderate side effectsTreatment information is provided for general education only — not medical advice.