Name

Sorafenib

Alternate Names

BAY 43-9006
BAY 439006
BAY439006
Nexavar

Abbreviations

None

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Targeted therapy--raf kinase inhibitor

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

Kidney
Leukemia
colon
liver
lymphoma
other cancer
prostate
thyroid

Histology

None

Remarks

FDA approval 2005 for renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
FDA approval 2007 for hepatocellular carcinoma
FDA approval 2013 for thyroid carcinoma
Maybe used to treat other neoplasms and primary sites.

Coding

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