CancerQuest | Hormonal, Biological, and Antibody-based Treatment Tables

Hormonal Treatments

This table lists the hormonal treatments discussed in this website. To go directly to the page where a particular drug is discussed, click on the name. If you have trouble finding a particular drug, go to edit (or press Ctrl+F or Apple+F) on your browser and use the Find on Page feature.

Generic Name	Brand Name	Type of Hormonal Treatment
Anastrozole	Arimidex®	Aromatase Inhibitor
Bicalutamide	Casodex®	Exemestane
Exemestane	Aromasin®	Aromatase Inhibitor
Flutamide	Eulexin®	Specific Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM)
Fulvestrant	Faslodex®	Estrogen Receptor Down-Regulator
Letrozole	Femara®	Aromatase Inhibitor
Megestrol	Megace®	Additional Hormonal Treatments
Raloxifene	Evista®	Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)
Tamoxifen	Nolvadex®	Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)
Toremifene	Fareston®	Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)

Biological Treatments

Generic Name	Brand Name	Type of Drug
Aldesleukin, Interleukin-2 (IL-2)	Proleukin®	BRM
Alpha Interferon	Intron®, Roferon®-A	BRM
Imiquimod	Aldara®	BRM
Lenalidomide	Revlimid®	BRM

Antibody Treatments

Generic Name	Brand Name	Type of Drug
Alemtuzumab	Campath®	Antibody
Bevacizumab	Avastin®	Antibody
Gemtuzumab	Mylotarg®	Antibody
Ibritumomab	Zevalin®	Antibody
Rituximab	Rituxan®, Mabthera®	Antibody
Tositumomab	Bexxar®	Antibody
Trastuzumab	Herceptin®	Antibody

More information on these drugs can be found at the FDA Approved Oncology Drugs website and/or the Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Online. This site is only available to those with a subscription. A hardcopy version of the book is available from McGraw Hill Publishers