Drug prescription by Wikipedia for the top 20 most influential cancer types

✔ approved drug, ✘ non approved drug, ▲ drug in trials according to DrugBank and the National Cancer Institute.
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Rank Cancer 1st drug Approved 2nd drug Approved 3rd drug Approved
1Lung cancerErlotinib✔Crizotinib✔Cisplatin✔
2Breast cancerTamoxifen✔Trastuzumab✔Methotrexate✔
3LeukemiaImatinib✔Rituximab✔Methotrexate✔
4Prostate cancerEnzalutamide✔Cyclophosphamide▲Prednisone✔
5Colorectal cancerFluorouracil✔Irinotecan✔Bevacizumab✔
6Brain tumorTemozolomide✔Dexamethasone✘Aminolevulinic acid▲
7Pancreatic cancerFluorouracil✔Gemcitabine✔Protein-bound paclitaxel✔
8MelanomaVemurafenib✔Dabrafenib✔Trametinib✔
9Stomach cancerTrastuzumab✔Doxorubicin✔Cisplatin▲
10Ovarian cancerCisplatin✔Tamoxifen▲Bevacizumab✔
11Cervical cancerHPV_vaccines✔Cisplatin✔Topotecan✔
12Hodgkin's lymphomaPrednisone✔Cyclophosphamide✔Vincristine✔
13Skin cancerVemurafenib✔Dabrafenib✔Fluorouracil✔
14Multiple myelomaDexamethasone▲Elotuzumab✔Bortezomib✔
15Esophageal cancerCisplatin✔Carboplatin✔Fluorouracil✔
16Liver cancerDoxorubicin▲Cisplatin▲Sorafenib✔
17Non-Hdgkin's lymphomaCyclophosphamide✔Rituximab✔Prednisone✔
18Bladder cancerDoxorubicin✔Cisplatin✔Methotrexate✔
19Head and neck cancerCetuximab✔Paclitaxel✔Cisplatin✔
20Testicular cancerEtoposide✔Cisplatin✔Bleomycin✔