Medications for Lung Cancer

These are drugs that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), meaning they have been determined to be safe and effective for use in Lung Cancer.

Found 49 Approved Drugs for Lung Cancer

Paclitaxel

Brand Names
Paclitaxel Protein-Bound, Abraxane

Paclitaxel

Brand Names
Paclitaxel Protein-Bound, Abraxane
Paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension (albumin-bound) is a microtubule inhibitor indicated for the treatment of: Metastatic breast cancer, after failure of combination chemotherapy for metastatic disease or relapse within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy. Prior therapy should have included an anthracycline unless clinically contraindicated.

Etopophos

Generic Name
Etoposide

Etopophos

Generic Name
Etoposide
ETOPOPHOS is a topoisomerase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with: Refractory testicular tumors, in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs. ( 1 ) Small cell lung cancer, in combination with cisplatin, as first-line treatment. ( 1 )

Docetaxel

Brand Names
Beizray, Docivyx

Docetaxel

Brand Names
Beizray, Docivyx
Breast Cancer Docetaxel Injection is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of prior chemotherapy. Docetaxel Injection in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients with operable node-positive breast cancer. Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Docetaxel Injection as a single agent is indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer after failure of prior platinum-based chemotherapy. Docetaxel Injection in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have not previously received chemotherapy for this condition. Docetaxel Injection is a microtubule inhibitor indicated for: Breast Cancer (BC): single agent for locally advanced or metastatic BC after chemotherapy failure; and with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide as adjuvant treatment of operable node-positive BC. Prostate Cancer Docetaxel Injection in combination with prednisone is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Head and Neck Cancer Docetaxel Injection in combination with cisplatin and fluorouracil is indicated for the induction treatment of patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).

Gemcitabine

Brand Names
Inlexzo, Avgemsi

Gemcitabine

Brand Names
Inlexzo, Avgemsi
Gemcitabine for Injection is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor indicated: in combination with carboplatin, for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer that has relapsed at least 6 months after completion of platinum-based therapy.

Pemetrexed

Brand Names
Alimta, Pemrydi Rtu, AXTLE, Pemfexy

Pemetrexed

Brand Names
Alimta, Pemrydi Rtu, AXTLE, Pemfexy
Pemetrexed for injection is a folate analog metabolic inhibitor indicated: in combination with pembrolizumab and platinum chemotherapy, for the initial treatment of patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC, with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations.
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