The FDA expanded the approval of Kisqali, a drug for metastatic breast cancer, to treat patients with earlier stage cancer, Novartis said.
On April 18, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration approved alectinib (Alecensa, Genentech, Inc.) for adjuvant treatment following tumor resection in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)...
Find information about individual cancer drugs, cancer drug combinations and their side effects.
Radical cystectomy with urinary diversion ; Radical cystectomy is surgery to remove the bladder and any lymph nodes and nearby organs that contain cancer. This surgery may be done when the bladder cancer invades the muscle layers or when non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer involves a large part of the bladder: Sometimes, when the cancer has spread outside the bladder and can't be completely removed, surgery to remove only the bladder may be done to reduce urinary symptoms caused by the cancer. .....
Prior to the discovery of cisplatin in 1965, men with testicular cancer had few medical options. Now, thanks to NCI research, cisplatin and similar chemotherapy drugs are known for curing testicula...
Targeted drugs work differently from chemo and often have different side effects. Learn more about targeted drugs for breast cancer here.
A to Z list of cancer treatment and drugs. These medicines and treatments fight cancer. They work by killing fast-growing cells, like cancer cells.
Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of medicines or drugs to treat cancer. Learn more about the basics of chemotherapy, how it works, and what to expect.
As next-generation cancer drugs like CAR-T, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), and cancer immunotherapy are witnessing promising outcomes, treatments for SMA, criticized for their hefty pric...
Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Learn how chemotherapy works against cancer, why it causes side effects, and how it is used with other cancer treatm...