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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.
Compare risks and benefits of common medications used for Breast Cancer. Find the most popular drugs, view ratings and user reviews.
Many effective breast cancer drugs are on the market. Learn how hormone, targeted and chemotherapy drugs treat breast cancer and the ones doctors commonly prescribe.
Find a list of common chemotherapy drugs and drug combinations for early, locally-advanced and metastatic breast cancer.
Targeted Drug Therapy for Breast Cancer. Targeted drug therapy uses medicines that are directed at (target) proteins on breast cancer cells that help them grow, spread, and live longer. Targeted drugs work to destroy cancer cells or slow down their growth. They have side effects different from chemotherapy.
If you're at high risk of breast cancer, you may be able to improve your odds of staying cancer-free by taking certain medicines — an approach known as chemoprevention or preventive therapy. Medications for breast cancer chemoprevention are the subject of much ongoing research.
We review data for traditional oral agents (e.g. cyclophosphamide, methotrexate), newer oral chemotherapies (e.g. capecitabine), oral formulations of traditionally intravenous agents (e.g. vinorelbine, idarubicin) and new biologic agents under evaluation in breast cancer (e.g. tyrosine kinase inhibitors).
Effective: Many oral chemo drugs for breast cancer are reformulations of traditional chemo drugs and have a similar effectiveness. Most research shows that these drugs work well.
Many drugs used to treat breast cancer, including taxanes (docetaxel, paclitaxel, and protein-bound paclitaxel), platinum agents (carboplatin, cisplatin), vinorelbine, eribulin, and ixabepilone, can damage nerves in the hands, arms, feet, and legs.
Capecitabine (Xeloda) is a type of oral chemotherapy often prescribed to treat metastatic breast cancer. It’s sometimes used alongside targeted therapy, or on its own if the cancer has stopped...