Kidney Cancer Treatment History timeline

FDA Approves Sanofi-Aventis's Lasix

Lasix is a loop diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt, allowing the salt to instead be passed in your... Read more

FDA Approves Aton's Edecrin

Treating swelling due to congestive heart failure, liver problems, and severe kidney problems. It may also be used for other conditions as... Read more

FDA Approves Mutual Pharm's Bactrim

Bactrim contains a combination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim and is supplied in tablets and a liquid suspension. Sulfamethoxazole and... Read more

FDA Approves Chiron's Proleukin

Treating skin cancer and kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Proleukin is an antineoplastic. It works by helping enhance... Read more

FDA Approves Pharmacia and UpJohn's Depo-Provera

Depo-Provera is a form of progesterone, a female hormone that prevents ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). Depo-Provera also causes... Read more

FDA Approves Meda's Demadex

Demadex, a type of diuretic, is prescribed to treat high blood pressure and water retention. By increasing the amount of water and salt removed... Read more

FDA Approves Hoffmann La Roche's Xeloda

The panel discussed Xeloda in the treatment of patients with locally-advanced or metastatic breast cancer following failure of Bristol-Myers... Read more

FDA Approves Genentech's Avastin

Avastin is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth of cancer cells by blocking the formation and growth of new blood vessels in the tumor... Read more

FDA Approver Bayer Healthcare's Nexavar

Nexavar is a cancer (chemotherapeutic) medication. Nexavar interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the... Read more

FDA Approves Pfizer's Sutent

Treating certain types of stomach or intestinal tumors in certain patients. It is also used to treat certain types of kidney cancer. It may also be... Read more

FDA Approves Wyeth Pharms's Torisel

Torisel is a cancer medication. It slows the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body. Torisel is used to treat cancer of the kidneys, also... Read more

FDA Approves Novartis's Afinitor

Afinitor (everolimus) is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their spread in the body. Afinitor also... Read more

FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline's Votrient

Votrient is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their spread in the body. Votrient is used to treat... Read more