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1. National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Updated: 11/27/2013
Drugs Approved for Breast Cancer
This page lists cancer drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for breast cancer. The list
includes generic and brand names. This page also lists common drug combinations used in breast cancer. The
individual drugs in the combinations are FDA-approved. However, the drug combinations themselves usually
are not approved, although they are widely used.
The drug names link to NCI's Cancer Drug Information summaries. There may be drugs used in breast cancer
that are not listed here.
Abitrexate (Methotrexate)
Abraxane (Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation)
Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine
Adriamycin PFS (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride)
Adriamycin RDF (Doxorubicin Hydrochloride)
Adrucil (Fluorouracil)
Afinitor (Everolimus)
Anastrozole
Aredia (Pamidronate Disodium)
Arimidex (Anastrozole)
Aromasin (Exemestane)
Capecitabine
Clafen (Cyclophosphamide)
Cyclophosphamide
Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide)
Docetaxel
Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Efudex (Fluorouracil)
Ellence (Epirubicin Hydrochloride)
Epirubicin Hydrochloride
Everolimus
Exemestane
Fareston (Toremifene)
Faslodex (Fulvestrant)
Cancer Drug Information
Drugs Approved for Breast Cancer - National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/breastcancer/print
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2. Femara (Letrozole)
Fluoroplex (Fluorouracil)
Fluorouracil
Folex (Methotrexate)
Folex PFS (Methotrexate)
Fulvestrant
Gemcitabine Hydrochloride
Gemzar (Gemcitabine Hydrochloride)
Goserelin Acetate
Herceptin (Trastuzumab)
Ixabepilone
Ixempra (Ixabepilone)
Kadcyla (Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine)
Lapatinib Ditosylate
Letrozole
Megace (Megestrol Acetate)
Megestrol Acetate
Methotrexate
Methotrexate LPF (Methotrexate)
Mexate (Methotrexate)
Mexate-AQ (Methotrexate)
Neosar (Cyclophosphamide)
Nolvadex (Tamoxifen Citrate)
Novaldex (Tamoxifen Citrate)
Paclitaxel
Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation
Pamidronate Disodium
Perjeta (Pertuzumab)
Pertuzumab
Tamoxifen Citrate
Taxol (Paclitaxel)
Taxotere (Docetaxel)
Trastuzumab
Toremifene
Tykerb (Lapatinib Ditosylate)
Xeloda (Capecitabine)
Zoladex (Goserelin Acetate)
Drug Combinations Used in Breast Cancer
AC
AC-T
CAF
CMF
FEC
Drugs Approved for Breast Cancer - National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/breastcancer/print
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3. TAC
Drugs Approved for Breast Cancer - National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/druginfo/breastcancer/print
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