Medication and Pharmacology Terms

A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of lymphoma.

A substance being studied in the treatment of brain cancer.

The short form used in oncology for drugs acting on the packaging of DNA rather than on the sequence written in it.

A drug used in photodynamic therapy that is absorbed by tumor cells.

Fast on, fast off and reversible with an antidote, which is why hospitals reach for it when clotting risk may change within hours.

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

An intensive drug treatment to kill cancer cells, but that also destroys the bone marrow and can cause other severe side effects.

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer and other conditions.

A drug that leaves chemical tags in place on the spools DNA winds around, changing which genes a cell can reach.

A substance being studied in the treatment of multiple myeloma and several other types of cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.

An anticancer drug that belongs to the plant alkaloid family of drugs.

Three letters that in most conversations mean menopause, but that also cover thyroid, testosterone and gender-affirming treatment.

A monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.

A monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of advanced multiple myeloma.

A substance being studied in the treatment of brain cancer.

A drug used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that has not gotten better with other chemotherapy.

A drug used to treat moderate to severe pain and cough.

Hydrocortisone is a corticosteroid identical to the body's own cortisol, used both to replace a hormone shortfall and to calm inflammation and immune overactivity.