Taxol – Generic Name: Paclitaxel Other Trade Name: Onxal TM
What is Taxol? Taxol is an anti-cancer (“antineoplastic” or “cytotoxic”) chemotherapy drug. Taxol is classified as a “plant alkaloid,” a “taxane” and an “antimicrotubule agent.”
Taxotere – Generic Name: Docetaxel
Taxotere is an anti-cancer (“antineoplastic” or “cytotoxic”) chemotherapy drug. Taxotere is classified as a “plant alkaloid,” a “taxane” and an “antimicrotubule agent.”
Alpelisib (AL-pe-Lis-ib) – Trade names: Piqray®
Alpelisib is the generic name for the trade name drug Piqray®. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Piqray® when referring to the generic drug name Alpelisib.
Epirubicin (eh-pih-ROO-bih-cin) – Trade names: EllenceTM
Epirubicin is an anti-cancer (“antineoplastic” or “cytotoxic”) chemotherapy drug. This medication is classified as an “anthracyline antitumor antibiotic.”
Everolimus (eh-veh-ROH-lih-mus) – Trade Name: Afinitor®
Everolimus is the generic name for the trade name drug Afinitor. In some cases, health care professionals may use the brand name Afinitor when referring to the generic drug name Everolimus.
Cisplatin (SIS pla tin) – Trade Names: Platinol®, Platinol®-AQ Other Name: CDDP
Cisplatin is the generic name for the trade name drug Platinol® and Platinol®-AQ. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Platinol® and Platinol®-AQ, or other names such as CDDP, when referring to the generic drug name cisplatin.
Vinorelbine (vi NOR el been) – Trade name: Navelbine® Another name: Vinorelbine tartrate
Vinorelbine is an anti-cancer (“antineoplastic” or “cytotoxic”) chemotherapy drug. This medication is classified as a “plant alkaloid.”
Abemaciclib (a bem a SYE klib) – Trade Name(s): Verzenio
Abemaciclib is the generic name for the trade name drug Verzenio. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Verzenio when referring to the generic drug name Abemaciclib.
Gemcitabine – Trade Name: Gemzar ®
Gemcitabine is an anti-cancer (“antineoplastic” or “cytotoxic”) chemotherapy drug. Gemcitabine is classified as an antimetabolite.
Eribulin Generic Name: Eribulin (er i BUE lin) – Trade Name(s): Halaven®
Eribulin is the generic name for the trade name drug Halaven®. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Halaven® when referring to the generic drug name Eribulin.
Herceptin ® – Generic name: Trastuzumab Biosimilars: Herzuma®, Kanjinti®, Ogivri®
A biosimilar is a biologic medical product that is almost an identical copy of an original medication that is manufactured by a different pharmaceutical company.
Perjeta – Generic Name: Pertuzumab
Perjeta™ is the trade name for the generic drug Pertuzumab. In some cases, health care professionals may use the generic name Pertuzumab when referring to the trade drug name Perjeta™.
Kadcyla ™ – Generic name: Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine
Kadcyla™ is the trade name for ado-trastuzumab emtansine. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Kadcyla™ when referring to the generic drug name ado-trastuzumab emtansine.
Enhertu (en-HER-too) – Generic Name: Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki
Enhertu® is the trade name for Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Enhertu® when referring to the generic drug name Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki.
Lapatinib (la-PA-ti-nib) – Trade name: TYKERB®
Lapatinib is a targeted therapy. Lapatinib is classified as a signal transduction inhibitor – tyrosine kinase inhibitor, inhibitor of EGFR and HER2.
Neratinib (neh-RA-tih-nib) – Brand Name: Nerlynx®
Neratinib is the generic name for the trade name drug Nerlynx®. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Nerlynx® when referring to the generic drug neratinib.
Palbociclib (pal boe SYE klib) – Trade Name: Ibrance®
Palbociclib is the generic name for the trade name drug Ibrance. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Ibrance when referring to the generic drug name Palbociclib.
Ribociclib (rye-boe-SYE-klib) – Trade Name: Kisqali®
Ribociclib is the generic name for the trade name drug Kisqali®. In some cases, health care professionals may use the trade name Kisqali® when referring to the generic drug name Ribociclib.