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List of chemotherapeutic agents

List of chemotherapeutic agents is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of chemotherapeutic agents rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of chemotherapeutic agents, also known as cytotoxic agents or cytostatic drugs, that are known to be of use in chemotherapy for cancer. This list is organized by type of agent, although the subsections are not necessarily definitive and are subject to revision.

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Reference excerpt

This is a list of chemotherapeutic agents, also known as cytotoxic agents or cytostatic drugs, that are known to be of use in chemotherapy for cancer. This list is organized by type of agent, although the subsections are not necessarily definitive and are subject to revision. Each drug is listed once (at present), though it might fall in more than one subsection. A full alphabetical listing is included after the categorical listing. The agents in this list are often combined into chemotherapy agent for polychemotherapy (combination chemotherapy). For example, the CHOP regimen consists of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone. Besides chemotherapy, medical oncology (pharmacotherapy for cancer) includes several noncytotoxic classes of therapy, such as hormonal therapy and targeted therapy (biologic therapy). Those agents are described in the relevant articles. See also: List of antineoplastic agents

Alkylating agents

Altretamine Bendamustine Busulfan Carboquone Carmustine Chlorambucil Chlormethine Chlorozotocin Cyclophosphamide Dacarbazine Fotemustine Ifosfamide Lomustine Melphalan Melphalan flufenamide Mitobronitol Nimustine Nitrosoureas Pipobroman Ranimustine Semustine Streptozotocin Temozolomide Thiotepa Treosulfan Triaziquone Triethylenemelamine Trofosfamide Uramustine

Anthracyclines

Aclarubicin Daunorubicin Doxorubicin Epirubicin Idarubicin Mitoxantrone Pirarubicin Valrubicin Zorubicin

Cytoskeletal disruptors (taxanes)

Abraxane Cabazitaxel Docetaxel Larotaxel Paclitaxel Taxotere Tesetaxel

Epothilones

Ixabepilone

Histone deacetylase inhibitors Entinostat Romidepsin Vorinostat Zabadinostat

Inhibitors of topoisomerase I

Belotecan Camptothecin Exatecan Gimatecan Irinotecan Topotecan

Inhibitors of topoisomerase II

Etoposide Teniposide Tafluposide

Kinase inhibitors

Bortezomib Erlotinib Gefitinib Imatinib Vemurafenib Vismodegib

Nucleotide analogs and precursor analogs Azacitidine Azathioprine Capecitabine Cladribine Clofarabine Cytarabine Decitabine Doxifluridine Fludarabine Fluorouracil Gemcitabine Hydroxyurea Mercaptopurine Methotrexate Nelarabine Pemetrexed Tioguanine (formerly Thioguanine)

Peptide antibiotics

Actinomycin Bleomycin

Platinum-based agents

Carboplatin Cisplatin Dicycloplatin Oxaliplatin Nedaplatin Satraplatin

Retinoids Alitretinoin Bexarotene Tretinoin

Vinca alkaloids and derivatives

Vinblastine Vincristine Vindesine Vinorelbine

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of List of chemotherapeutic agents

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In the classroom: List of chemotherapeutic agents is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Antineoplastic drugs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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