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Top cancer drugs based on revenue worldwide 2017

Top 10 cancer drugs worldwide by revenue in 2017 (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data shows the top ten oncology products worldwide in 2017, ranked by revenue. The second product on this list wis Rituxan, a cancer drug from Swiss-based company Roche. Rituxan is used for the treatment for common forms of blood cancer, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), follicular lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), but it can also be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and certain types of vasculitis.

Revlimid (Celgene) 8.19
Rituxan (Roche) 8.11
Herceptin (Roche) 7.55
Avastin (Roche) 7.21
Opdivo (BMS) 4.95
Neulasta (Amgen/Kyowa Hakko Kirin) 4.56
Imbruvica (J&J/Pharmacyclics) 4.46
Keytruda (Merck & Co.) 3.81
Ibrance (Pfizer) 3.13
Zytiga (J&J) 2.51