What are the names of chemotherapy's drugs in pill form--ty?

Question

What are the names of chemotherapy's drugs in pill form--ty?

Answer 1

there are several depending on what type of cancer someone has

Answer 2

There are many types of oral chemotherapy available for the treatment of different types of cancer. Some drugs are available only in certain countries. The type of treatment either Oral or by I.V will be decided by your Oncologist depending on the type of cancer, stage, severarity and many more factors. Unless full history of the patients are not know it is difficult to tell the medicine and it will not be correct to take treatment on the basis of information given by others (other than your own Meical Oncologist) as it will be dangerous to have such oral medicines.

For Breast cancer ----  capecitabine,vinorelbine, oral cyclophosphamide, idarubicin

For Colon and colorectal cancer ----  capecitabine, tegafur with uracil + LV



For Leukaemia,

Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML),

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) – palliative therapy,

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) ,

Acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia (ANLL),

oral cyclophosphamide  ------  imatinib mesylate, chlorambucil, tretinoin, idarubicin

For Lymphoma,

Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma --- etoposide, bexarotene, oral cyclophosphamide



For Small cell lung cancer,

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC),

Lung cancer  -----     etoposide, vinorelbine, oral cyclophosphamide



ForKoposi's sarcoma --  etoposide

For Prostate cancer --   etoposide

For Multiple myeloma --   oral cyclophosphamide

For Ovarian cancer  ---  oral cyclophosphamide

For Brain tumour ---  temozolomide .

IMPORTANT - THESE ARE ONLY NAMES OF DRUGS AND YOU SHOULD NOT TRY TO USE ANY OF THIS DRUG WITHOUT THE PRESCRIPTION AND ADVICE OF ONCOLOGIST. -

Answer 3

There are numerous types of oral chemotherapy, what type your prescribed will be decided by your doctor. Here is a website that may be more helpful. Talk with your doctor to fully understand what drug is prescribed and what side effects you should be aware of.

Amy~

www.oralchemo.org