Blood Cancer

Bendamustine is a chemotherapy medication used in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It is given by injection into a vein.

Bortezomib is an anti-cancer drug and the first therapeutic proteasome inhibitor to be used in humans. Proteasomes are cellular complexes that break down proteins.

Dacarbazine is a chemotherapy medication used in the treatment of melanoma and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. For Hodgkin’s it is often used together with vinblastine, bleomycin, and doxorubicin.

Daunorubicin is a chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer. Specifically it is used for acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and Kaposi’s sarcoma.

Etoposide is a chemotherapy drug used to treat many types of cancer. Etoposide can be given into a vein or as capsules. You usually have it as an outpatient or during a hospital stay.

Hydroxyurea is a medication used in sickle-cell disease, chronic myelogenous leukemia, cervical cancer. In sickle-cell disease it increases hemoglobin and decreases the number of attacks.

Imatinib is a type of biological therapy called a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Tyrosine kinases are proteins that cells use to signal to each other to grow. They act as chemical messengers.

Lenalidomide is used to treat certain cancers. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. It is also used to treat anemia in patients with certain blood/bone marrow disorders.

It is used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, ectopic pregnancy, and for medical abortions. it is used for breast cancer, leukemia, lung cancer.

Procarbazine is a chemotherapy medication used for the treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma and brain cancers.

Vincristine is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer. This includes acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia.