Lymphoma is the most common type of blood cancer, affecting about one in every 50 Americans. Due to advancements and discoveries in the field of lymphoma research, survival and recovery rates have increased since the 1990s. The choice of treatment depends on factors such as the type, stage, and grade of the disease, as well as the patient’s overall health and age. The two main sub-groups of lymphomas are Hodgkin’s lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which are characterized by the unique specificities of the cancer material. Below is a list of drug options approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patients with lymphoma.
FDA-Approved Drugs To Treat Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- Abitrexate (Methotrexate)
- Adcetris (Brentuximab Vedotin)
- Ambochlorin (Chlorambucil)
- Amboclorin (Chlorambucil)
- Arranon (Nelarabine)
- Becenum (Carmustine)
- Beleodaq (Belinostat)
- Belinostat
- Bendamustine Hydrochloride
- Bexxar (Tositumomab and Iodine I 131 Tositumomab)
- BiCNU (Carmustine)
- Blenoxane (Bleomycin)
- Bleomycin
- Bortezomib
- Brentuximab Vedotin
- Carmubris (Carmustine)
- Carmustine
- Chlorambucil
- CHOP (drug combination including Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin, Oncovin, and Prednisone)
- Clafen (Cyclophosphamide)
- COPP (drug combination including Cyclophosphamide, Oncovin, Procarbazine Hydrochloride, and Prednisone)
- CVP (drug combination including Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, and Prednisolone)
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide)
- Denileukin Diftitox
- DepoCyt (Liposomal Cytarabine)
- Dexamethasone
- Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
- EPOCH (drug combination including Etoposide, Prednisone, Oncovin, Cyclophosphamide, and Hydroxydaunomycin)
- Folex (Methotrexate)
- Folex PFS (Methotrexate)
- Folotyn (Pralatrexate)
- Hyper-CVAD (drug combination including Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine Sulfate, Adriamycin, and Dexamethasone)
- Ibritumomab Tiuxetan
- Ibrutinib
- ICE (drug combination including Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide)
- Idelalisib
- Imbruvica (Ibrutinib)
- Intron A (Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b)
- Istodax (Romidepsin)
- Lenalidomide
- Leukeran (Chlorambucil)
- Linfolizin (Chlorambucil)
- Liposomal Cytarabine
- Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride
- Methotrexate
- Methotrexate LPF (Methotrexate)
- Mexate (Methotrexate)
- Mexate-AQ (Methotrexate)
- Mozobil (Plerixafor)
- Mustargen (Mechlorethamine Hydrochloride)
- Nelarabine
- Neosar (Cyclophosphamide)
- Ontak (Denileukin Diftitox)
- Plerixafor
- Pralatrexate
- Prednisone
- R-CHOP (drug combination including Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin, Oncovin, and Prednisone)
- R-CVP (drug combination including Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, and Prednisolone)
- Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b
- R-EPOCH (drug combination including Rituximab, Etoposide, Prednisone, Oncovin, Cyclophosphamide, and Hydroxydaunomycin)
- Revlimid (Lenalidomide)
- Rituxan (Rituximab)
- Rituximab
- Romidepsin
- Tositumomab and Iodine I 131 Tositumomab
- Treanda (Bendamustine Hydrochloride)
- Velban (Vinblastine Sulfate)
- Velcade (Bortezomib)
- Velsar (Vinblastine Sulfate)
- Vinblastine Sulfate
- Vincasar PFS (Vincristine Sulfate)
- Vincristine Sulfate
- Vorinostat
- Zevalin (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan)
- Zolinza (Vorinostat)
- Zydelig (Idelalisib)
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*Note: This list is not necessarily exhaustive and Lymphoma News Today is not suggesting or recommending any of these therapies for the treatment of lymphoma — the list is merely an index of approved lymphoma drugs, provided as an online resource. Always consult a physician when making treatment choices for lymphoma.
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