Cancer and Oncology Terms

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A drug that is used to treat certain types of non-small cell lung cancer and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of prostate cancer.

A substance that has been studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.

A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer.

A monoclonal antibody that is used to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment and detection of other types of B-cell tumors.

An asthma tablet that shuts down the enzyme making leukotrienes, rather than blocking the receptors those chemicals act on.

A drug used to reduce heart damage in women given doxorubicin for breast cancer that has spread.

An infusion that shuts down the cells dismantling bone, given as rarely as once a year in some conditions.

Zoledronic acid is an intravenous bisphosphonate used to treat cancer-related high blood calcium and to reduce fractures from bone metastases.

A drug that is used to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that does not get better, gets worse, or comes back during or after treatment with other drugs.

Zometa delivers zoledronic acid intravenously to slow bone breakdown, treating cancer related high calcium levels and reducing skeletal complications from bone metastases.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of melanoma and many other types of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of cancer, including ovarian cancer and lung cancer.

A drug that is used in the treatment of acne and psoriasis and is being studied in cancer prevention.

A radioactive substance that is used in imaging tests, and is being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

A substance that is being studied in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to detect tumor hypoxia (a low level of oxygen in the tumor).This may help predict how the tumor will respond to…

A radioactive substance being studied as an imaging agent in head and neck cancers and other types of cancer.