Post on 25-Jun-2020
All drugs are considered FDA approved in the U.S. following the passage of the Pure Food and Drugs Act in 1906.http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/InformationOnDrugs/ApprovedDrugs/
* The FDA approval year and Market Name is representative of the first three-letter abbreviation of an oncological condition (see legend) in the series. This drug has also been FDA approved for additional disorders.+ According to the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov), chemotherapy regimens do not have an official FDA approval, however, each individual molecular component is FDA approved.
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NLY/CLE/BLE* BLE/BRE/HEA/NEC/TLY/NLY* MYELOID LEUKEMIA CLE/NLY/HLY/TES/OUT/RTU* BREAST CANCER COLORECTAL CANCER MULTIPLE MYELOMA TESTICULAR CANCER MULTIPLE MYELOMA HODGKIN LYMPHOMA BREAST CANCER MLE/NLE/ELE/BLE* GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST-DISEASE MLE/NLY* HODGKIN LYMPHOMA BRAIN TUMORS BRE/END* HODGKIN LYMPHOMA NLY/HLY/MLE/BRE/GAS/OVA/SCL/THY/BLA* MELANOMA LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA
HODGKIN LYMPHOMA BTU/MUM/NLY* BREAST CANCER TES/OVA* MLE/BLY* BREAST CANCER PROSTATE CANCER BLA/ALA/COL* HLY/PTU/CTU* HLY/MLE/MEL/BRE/NCL* SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER MLE/NLY/PRO/BRE* TESTICULAR CANCER OVARIAN CANCER PROSTATE CANCER OVARIAN CANCER MYELOID LEUKEMIA BRE/PRO* CLE/NLY* HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA SKIN CANCER
BREAST CANCER CLE/SCL* NLY/CLE/HLE* GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE CHEM. IND. NAUSEA & VOMITING BREAST CANCER PROSTATE CANCER MEL/HLE/HLY* ESOPHAGEAL CANCER MYELOID LEUKEMIA OPIOD ANALGESIC BREAST CANCER NCL/PAN* PROSTATE CANCER CONTRAST AGENT COLORECTAL CANCER PROSTATE CANCER OPIOD ANALGESIC PROSTATE CANCER HYPERCALCEMIA NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CARCIN
MYELOID LEUKEMIA OPIOD ANALGESIC CHEM. IND. NAUSEA & VOMITING CHEM. IND. NAUSEA & VOMITING BASAL CELL CARCINOMA BREAST CANCER THROMBOCYTOPENIA NON HODGKIN LYMPHOMA BONE CANCER BREAST CANCER MEL/KID* BREAST CANCER OPIOID ANALGESIC OPIOID ANALGESIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA CHEM. IND. NAUSEA & VOMITING BREAST CANCER COLORECTAL CANCER MULTIPLE MYELOMA BREAST CANCER BLADDER CANCER
SKIN CANCER SKIN CANCER TLY/BRE/SKI* BREAST CANCER BREAST CANCER T-CELL LYMPHOMA GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE BRAIN TUMORS NCL/BRE* MYELOID LEUKEMIA MYELOID LEUKEMIA PROSTATE CANCER LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA MLE/GTU* MULTIPLE MYELOMA BREAST CANCER NON HODGKIN LYMPHOMA COLORECTAL CANCER COLORECTAL CANCER LEUKOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR PANCREATIC CANCER
PROSTATE CANCER PROSTATE CANCER CHEM. IND. NAUSEA & VOMITING MUM/MLY* BREAST CANCER NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CARCIN CHEM. IND. NAUSEA & VOMITING NON HODGKIN LYMPHOMA COL/NCL/BRE/BTU/KID/OVA* COLORECTAL CANCER PARATHYROID CARCINOMA LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA PANCREATIC CANCER SKIN CANCER GRAFT-VERSUS HOST DISEASE BLO/BMA* NCL/MES* BLE/BLY* KIDNEY CANCER MLE/BLE* COLORECTAL CANCER
CLE/NLY/BLY/MLE* CER/ANA* KIDNEY CANCER T-CELL LYMPHOMA BREAST CANCER BREAST CANCER MYELOID LEUKEMIA BREAST CANCER KIDNEY CANCER LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA PROSTATE CANCER BONE CANCER MULTIPLE MYELOMA THROMBOCYTOPENIA KID/PAN/BRE* LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA OVARIAN CANCER T-CELL LYMPHOMA TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME T-CELL LYMPHOMA PROSTATE CANCER
MULTIPLE MYELOMA BREAST CANCER PROSTATE CANCER PROSTATE CANCER LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA HODGKIN LYMPHOMA NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CARCIN MELANOMA MELANOMA BONE MARROW CANCER THYROID CANCER MELANOMA KIDNEY CANCER MYELOID LEUKEMIA THYROID CANCER MULTIPLE MYELOMA PROSTATE CANCER KIDNEY CANCER SKIN CANCER MYELOID LEUKEMIA BREAST CANCER
MYELOID LEUKEMIA COLORECTAL CANCER CHEM. IND. NAUSEA & VOMITING SKI/COL* OVA/TES* HODGKIN LYMPHOMA COLORECTAL CANCER NON HODGKIN LYMPHOMA BREAST CANCER NLY/MLE* KIDNEY CANCER HLY/NLY* MYELOID LEUKEMIA BREAST CANCER HODGKIN LYMPHOMA HODGKIN LYMPHOMA HODGKIN LYMPHOMA BREAST CANCER NON HODGKIN LYMPHOMA COL/ESO/GAS* BIL/BLA/CER/MES/NCL/OVA/PAN*
HLY/NLY* COLORECTAL CANCER COLORECTAL CANCER COLORECTAL CANCER COLORECTAL CANCER PANCREATIC CANCER HODGKIN LYMPHOMA HODGKIN LYMPHOMA NON HODGKIN LYMPHOMA NON HODGKIN LYMPHOMA OVA/TES* HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
( Mercaptopurine ) ( Methotrexate ) ( Busulfan ) ( Chlorambucil ) ( Cyclophosphamide ) ( Fluorouracil ) ( Vincristine ) ( Dactinomycin ) ( Melphalan ) ( Vinblastine ) ( Pipobroman ) ( Thioguanine ) ( Azathioprine ) ( Cytarabine ) ( Procarbazine ) ( Mitotane ) ( Megestrol ) ( Bleomycin ) ( Doxorubicin ) ( Dacarbazine ) ( Amsacrine )
( Lomustine ) ( Carmustine ) ( Tamoxifen ) ( Cisplatin ) ( Daunorubicin ) ( Aminoglutethimide ) ( Estramustine ) ( Mitomycin ) ( Streptozocin ) ( Vindesine ) ( Etoposide ) ( Mitoxantrone ) ( Ifosfamide ) ( Carboplatin ) ( Flutamide ) ( Altretamine ) ( Idarubicin ) ( Diethylstilbestrol ) ( Fludarabine ) ( Pentostatin ) ( Masoprocol )
( Paclitaxel ) ( Teniposide ) ( Cladribine ) ( Tacrolimus ) ( Amifostine ) ( Anastrozole ) ( Bicalutamide ) ( Interferon Alfa-2b ) ( Porfimer ) ( Sargramostim ) ( Acetaminophen & Hydrocodone ) ( Docetaxel ) ( Gemcitabine ) ( Goserelin ) ( Iodixanol ) ( Irinotecan ) ( Leuprolide ) ( Morphine ) ( Nilutamide ) ( Pamidronate ) ( Topotecan )
( Anagrelide ) ( Bromfenac ) ( Dolasetron ) ( Granisetron ) ( Imiquimod ) ( Letrozole ) ( Oprelvekin ) ( Rituximab ) ( Samarium Sm 153 Lexidronam ) ( Toremifene ) ( Aldesleukin ) ( Capecitabine ) ( Celecoxib ) ( Fentanyl ) ( Leflunomide ) ( Ondansetron ) ( Progesterone ) ( Raltitrexed ) ( Thalidomide ) ( Trastuzumab ) ( Valrubicin )
( Alitretinoin ) ( Aminolevulinic Acid ) ( Bexarotene ) ( Epirubicin ) ( Exemestane ) ( Methoxsalen ) ( Sirolimus ) ( Temozolomide ) ( Vinorelbine ) ( Arsenic Trioxide ) ( Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin ) ( Triptorelin ) ( Alemtuzumab ) ( Imatinib ) ( Zoledronic Acid ) ( Fulvestrant ) ( Ibritumomab Tiuxetan ) ( Oxaliplatin ) ( Oxaliplatin, 5-Fluorouracil, & Leucovorin ) ( Pegfilgrastim ) ( Secretin )
( Abarelix ) ( Alfuzosin ) ( Aprepitant ) ( Bortezomib ) ( Conjugated Estrogens ) ( Gefitinib ) ( Palonosetron ) ( Tositumomab ) ( Bevacizumab ) ( Cetuximab ) ( Cinacalcet ) ( Clofarabine ) ( Erlotinib ) ( Methyl Aminolevulinate ) ( Mycophenolic Acid ) ( Palifermin ) ( Pemetrexed ) ( Nelarabine ) ( Sorafenib ) ( Dasatinib ) ( Panitumumab )
( Pegaspargase ) ( Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine ) ( Sunitinib ) ( Vorinostat ) ( Ixabepilone ) ( Lapatinib ) ( Nilotinib ) ( Raloxifene ) ( Temsirolimus ) ( Bendamustine ) ( Degarelix ) ( Folinic Acid ) ( Plerixafor ) ( Romiplostim ) ( Everolimus ) ( Ofatumumab ) ( Pazopanib ) ( Pralatrexate ) ( Rasburicase ) ( Romidepsin ) ( Cabazitaxel )
( Denosumab ) ( Eribulin ) ( Sipuleucel-T ) ( Abiraterone ) ( Asparaginase Erwinia Chrysanthemi ) ( Brentuximab Vedotin ) ( Crizotinib ) ( Ipilimumab ) ( Peginterferon Alfa-2b ) ( Ruxolitinib ) ( Vandetanib ) ( Vemurafenib ) ( Axitinib ) ( Bosutinib ) ( Cabozantinib ) ( Carfilzomib ) ( Enzalutamide ) ( Glucarpidase ) ( Ingenol Mebutate ) ( Omacetaxine ) ( Pertuzumab )
( Ponatinib ) ( Regorafenib ) ( tbo-Filgrastim ) ( Vismodegib ) ( Bleomycin, Etoposide & Cisplatin ) ( Bleomycin, Etoposide, Doxorubicin, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, Procarbazine & Prednisone ) ( Capecitabine & Oxaliplatin ) ( Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine & Prednisone ) ( Cyclophosphamide, Methotrexate & Fluorouracil ) ( Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, & Prednisone ) ( Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, Doxorubicin & Methylprednisolone ) ( Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, Procarbazine & Prednisone ) ( Cytabarine, Daunorubicin & Etoposide ) ( Doxorubicin & Cyclophosphamide ) ( Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine & Dacarbazine ) ( Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Vincristine & Etoposide ) ( Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Vincristine, Etoposide, Prednisone & Cyclophosphamide ) ( Doxorubicin, Cyclophosphamide & Paclitaxel ) ( Etoposide, Prednisone, Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide & Doxorubicin ) ( Fluorouracil & Leucovorin ) ( Gemcitabine & Cisplatin )
( Ifosfamide, Carboplatin & Etoposide ) ( Leucovorin, Fluorouracil & Irinotecan) ( Leucovorin, Fluorouracil & Oxaliplatin ) ( Leucovorin, Fluorouracil, Irinotecan & Bevacizumab ) ( Leucovorin, Fluorouracil, Irinotecan & Cetuximab ) ( Leucovorin, Fluorouracil, Irinotecan & Oxaliplatin ) ( Mechlorethamine, Doxorubicin, Vinblastine, Vincristine, Bleomycin, Etoposide & Prednisone ) ( Mechloroethamine, Vincristine, Prednisone & Procarbazine ) ( Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine & Prednisone ) ( Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine & Prednisone ) ( Vinblastine, Ifosfamide, Cisplatin & Mesna ) ( Vincristine, Doxorubicin, Methotrexate & Prednisone )
Purinethol Methotrexate Myleran Leukeran Cytoxan Fluorouracil Oncovin Cosmegen Alkeran Velban Vercyte Thioguanine Imuran Cytosar-U Matulane Lysodren Megace Blenoxane Adriamycin RDF DTIC-Dome Amsacrine
CeeNU BiCNU Nolvadex Platinol Cerubidine Cytadren Emcyt Mutamycin Zanosar Vindesine VePesid Novantrone Ifex Paraplatin Eulexin Hexalen Idamycin DES Fludara Nipent Masoprocol
Taxol Vumon Leustatin Prograf Ethyol Arimidex Casodex Intron A Photofrin Leukine Anexsia Taxotere Gemzar Zoladex Visipaque Camptosar Lupon Depot Kadian Nilandron Aredia Hycamtin
Agrylin Xibrom Anzemet Kytril Aldara Femara Neumega Rituxan Quadramet Fareston Proleukin Xeloda Celebrex Actiq Arava Zofran Prometrium Tomudex Thalomid Herceptin Valstar
Alitretinoin Levulan Targretin Ellence Aromasin Uvadex Rapamune Temodar Navelbine Trisenox Mylotarg Trelstar Depot Campath Gleevec Zometa Faslodex Zevalin Eloxatin Eloxatin Neulasta SecreFlo
Plenaxis UroXatral Emend Velcade Premarin Iressa Aloxi Bexxar Avastin Erbitux Sensipar Clolar Tarceva Metvixia Myfortic Kepivance Alimta Arranon Nexavar Sprycel Vectibix
Oncaspar Gardasil Sutent Zolinza Ixempra Tykerb Tasigna Evista Torisel Treanda Degarelix Fusilev Mozobil Nplate Afinitor Arzerra Votrient Folotyn Elitek Istodax Jevtana
Xgeva Halaven Provenge Zytiga Erwinaze Adcretris Xalkori Yervoy Sylatron Jakafi Vandetanib Zelboraf Inlyta Bosulif Cometriq Kyprolis Xtandi Voraxaze Picato Synribo Perjeta
Iclusig Stivarga Neutroval Erivedge BEP BEACOPP CAPOX CHOP CMF CVP C-VAMP COPP ADE AC ABVD ABVE ABVE-PC AC-T EPOCH FU-LV Gemcitabine/Cisplatin
ICE FOLFIRI FOLFOX FOLFIRI-Bevacizumab FOLFIRI-Cetuximab FOLFIRINOX Stanford V MOPP R-CHOP R-CVP VeIP VAMPAnal Cancer
Basophilic LeukemiaBiliary Tract Cancer
Bladder CancerBlood Cancer
Bone Marrow CancerBrain Tumors Breast Tumors
Cervical CancerColorectal CancerColorectal Tumors
Endometerial CancerEosinophilic Leukemia
Esophageal CancerGastric Cancer
Gastrointestinal TumorsHairy Cell Leukemia
Head CancerHodgkin Lymphoma
Kidney CancerLymphoblastic Leukemia
Lymphoblastic LymphomaLymphocytic LeukemiaMantle Cell Lymphoma
MelanomaMesothelioma
Multiple MyelomaMyeloid Leukemia
Neck CancerNeutrophilic Leukemia
Non Small Cell Lung CarcinomaOvarian Cancer
Pancreatic CancerPancreatic TumorsProstate Cancer
Skin CancerSmall Cell Lung Cancer
T-Cell LymphomaTesticular Cancer
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BLEBILBLABLOBMABTURTUCERCOLCTUENDELE
ESOGASGTUHLEHEAHLYKIDBLEBLYCLEMLYMELMES
MUMMLENECNLENCLOVAPANPTUPROSKISCLTLYTES
SUBCATEGORY ABBREVIATIONS
Oncological DrugsCreated by the Njardarson Group (The University of Arizona): Edon Vitaku, Elizabeth A. Ilardi, Monica A. Fallon, Erik B. Gerlach, Jack Siqueiros, Jón T. Njarðarson