Anticancer Class

Showing 6 drugs starting with: A

Abemaciclib

Brand: Verzenio
Class: Anticancer
Subclass: CDK4/6 inhibitor
PK: t½ 18 hours | Clearance: hepatic
Max Dose: 300 day
severe
AE: Diarrhoea, neutropenia, fatigue

Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine

Brand: Kadcyla (global) / T-DM1 (IN/BD)
Class: Anticancer
Subclass: HER2 ADC (trastuzumab + DM1)
PK: t½ 96 hours | Clearance: hepatic
Max Dose: 10 day
severe
AE: Hepatotoxicity, thrombocytopenia, peripheral neuropathy, pneumonitis

Afatinib

Brand: Giotrif (global) / Afatinib (IN/BD)
Class: Anticancer
Subclass: EGFR/HER2 irreversible TKI
PK: t½ 37 hours | Clearance: renal
Max Dose: 50 day
moderate
AE: Rash, diarrhoea, stomatitis

Alectinib

Brand: Alecensa (global)
Class: Anticancer
Subclass: ALK inhibitor (2nd generation)
PK: t½ 32.5 hours | Clearance: hepatic
Max Dose: 1200 day
moderate
AE: Constipation, myalgia, elevated CPK, hepatotoxicity

Atezolizumab

Brand: Tecentriq (global) / Atezolizumab (IN/BD)
Class: Anticancer
Subclass: PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor
PK: t½ 648 hours | Clearance: hepatic
Max Dose: 1200 day
life-threatening
AE: Immune-mediated pneumonitis, colitis, hepatitis, endocrinopathies

Avelumab

Brand: Bavencio (global) / Avelumab (IN/BD)
Class: Anticancer
Subclass: PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor
PK: t½ 156 hours | Clearance: other
Max Dose: 10 day
life-threatening
AE: Immune pneumonitis, hepatitis, colitis; infusion reactions common