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NCIDrugDict Search

Search the NCI (National Cancer Institute) Drug Dictionary for cancer drugs, agents, and therapeutic compounds. Returns drug names, definitions, NCI concept IDs, drug aliases (brand names, code names, chemical names), and links to drug information summaries. Supports searching by drug name, brand name, or chemical name. The NCI Drug Dictionary contains over 9000 drug entries used in cancer treatment and clinical trials.

Livelast probed 2026-05-01 01:00Z· 478msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 478ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "matchType": {
      "default": "Begins",
      "description": "Match type: 'Begins' (starts with) or 'Contains' (default: Begins)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "query": {
      "description": "Drug name to search for (e.g., 'imatinib', 'pembrolizumab', 'tamoxifen', 'cisplatin')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "size": {
      "default": 10,
      "description": "Number of results to return (default 10)",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default NCIDrugDict Search call

public-safeinput

{
  "query": "BRCA1",
  "size": 1
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_NCIDrugDict_search
Tool name: NCIDrugDict_search
Added: 2026-05-01 00:58Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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