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NCI Get Drug By Name

Get detailed information about a cancer drug from the NCI Drug Dictionary by its pretty-url-name (slug). Returns comprehensive drug information including definition, aliases (brand names, chemical names, code names, CAS registry numbers), NCI concept ID, and links to drug information summaries. The pretty-url-name is a lowercase hyphenated slug (e.g., 'pembrolizumab', 'tamoxifen-citrate', 'nivolumab'). You can find drug names from NCIDrugDict_search results (prettyUrlName field).

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Schema

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Examples (1)

Default NCI Get Drug By Name call

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JSON input · 3 lines · 34 chars
Expected response keys: success

Identifiers

Catalog ID
tu_NCI_get_drug_by_name
Tool name
NCI_get_drug_by_name
Added
2026-05-01 00:58Z
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