This page lists cancer drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for bladder cancer. The list includes generic names and brand names. The drug names link to NCI s Cancer Drug Information summaries. There may be drugs used in bladder cancer that are not listed here.
Early-stage bladder cancer. This is cancer that is only in the bladder s lining, and is stage 0 or stage 1. Bladder cancer that is not in the muscle of the bladder s wall (non-muscle invasive bladder cancer). People at high risk for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer coming back after transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT).
Chemotherapy for Bladder Cancer. Chemotherapy is a treatment that uses a drug or combination of drugs to kill cancer cells anywhere in your body. It often is used after surgery for early-stage bladder cancer that has not grown into the muscle. The standard treatment for people with metastatic bladder cancer is platinum-based chemotherapy.
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Chemotherapy uses anti-cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. Cytotoxic means toxic to cells. How this treatment is used to treat bladder cancer depends on the stage of the cancer. Chemotherapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer can be given directly into the bladder. This is called intravesical chemotherapy.
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New drug types are being used to treat bladder cancer, especially metastatic bladder cancer. Antibody-drug conjugates carry anti-cancer drugs directly to tumor cells. Checkpoint inhibitors enable the immune system to attack cancer. These drugs, especially when combined, show promise for treating bladder cancer at various stages.
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