john robert

1995-12-19

Is sorafenib a chemotherapy drug?

Is Sorafenib Price Philippines a chemotherapy drug? Nexavar (sorafenib) is not a traditional chemotherapy drug but it is used to treat cancer. It is considered a targeted drug therapy and is given by mouth as an oral tablet. Targeted drug therapies find and attack specific types of cancer cells. What is sorafenib tablet used for?

Sorafenib is used to treat late-stage kidney cancer (advanced renal cell carcinoma), liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) that cannot be treated by surgery, and differentiated thyroid cancer that has come back or spread to other parts of your body. Sorafenib is an antineoplastic (cancer) agent.