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Refractory cancer: Which Medications Are Safest? (66 Drugs Compared)

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66 medications are used for Refractory cancer, with 281 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Refractory cancer are VENETOCLAX and CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE.

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All Medications for Refractory cancer Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VENETOCLAX Venclexta 177 15,763 20,812 29.3%
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE Cyclophosphamide 168 25,330 45,054 19.7%
TOPOTECAN HYCAMTIN 141 773 1,213 21.9%
DOXORUBICIN Doxorubicin Hydrochloride 33 15,653 28,630 18.9%
AZACITIDINE Azacitidine 25 6,641 9,028 34.4%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 23 22,319 51,311 17.8%
VINCRISTINE VinCRIStine Sulfate 17 14,548 26,911 20.1%
ETOPOSIDE Avopef 12 11,780 17,699 22.4%
CYTARABINE cytarabine 11 9,089 17,861 20.5%
PEGFILGRASTIM ZIEXTENZO 10 2,367 7,050 2.9%
IFOSFAMIDE IFEX 8 3,365 5,230 19.8%
CISPLATIN CISplatin 7 8,387 17,469 17.7%
LENALIDOMIDE LENALIDOMIDE 7 35,942 86,495 10.3%
PEGASPARGASE ONCASPAR 7 1,555 6,990 13.5%
BORTEZOMIB bortezomib 6 7,318 14,626 15.3%
PACLITAXEL PACLITAXEL PACLITAXEL 5 12,030 31,638 15.6%
PREDNISONE prednisone 5 22,555 57,772 14.2%

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