Nexavar
Nexavar is a cancer (chemotherapeutic) medication. Nexavar interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body. Nexavar is used to treat a type of kidney cancer called advanced renal cell carcinoma. It is also used to treat liver cancer. Nexavar may also be used...
Consumer Information (Drugs.com) · More like this · Add to my drug list

Nexavar
Nexavar is used for: Treating advanced kidney cancer. It is also used to treat certain patients with liver cancer. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Consumer Information (MedFacts) · More like this · Add to my drug list

Nexavar

Advanced Consumer Information (Micromedex) · More like this · Add to my drug list

Nexavar
NEXAVAR, a kinase inhibitor, is the tosylate salt of sorafenib.
Professional Monographs (FDA) · More like this · Add to my drug list

Renal cell carcinoma
...drugs have been used, but patients generally do not live long once the disease has spead outside the kidney. Newer therapies include sorafenib (Nexavar), sunitinib (Sutent), and temsirolimus (Torisel). The biologic drug bevacizumab (Avastin) has also been used. A cure is unlikely unless all of...
Medical Encyclopedia (A.D.A.M.) · More like this

See also: Hepatic Tumor, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Thyroid Cancer

Having trouble finding what you want?

• Try browsing our A-Z List of Drug Names or our Medical Encyclopedia.
• Try posting your query on the Drugs.com Community Discussion Boards
• Drug Interactions Checker provides detailed information on drug-drug and drug-food interactions.
• Pill Identifier will help you identify an unknown pill by imprint code or shape/color.
• Image Search is helpful if you want to know what a certain pill looks like.
• News, FDA Approvals or In The Pipeline may help if the drug you are looking for is a new drug.