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Types of chemotherapeutic drug

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Chemotherapeutic drug groups include:

  • antimetabolites - 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate
  • antibiotics - Mitomycin C, bleomycin, mithramycin, actinomycin D Intercalating agents - adriamycin daunorubicin mitoxantrone
  • plant alkaloids - vincristine, vinblastine, vindesine VP16
  • platinum derivatives - cisplatinum, carboplatinum
  • alkylating agents - cyclophosphamide, mustine, CCNU, DTIC, chlorabucil
  • enzymes - asparaginase
  • miscellaneous - hydroxyurea, procarbazine
  • hormones - corticosteroids, sex hormones
  • biological response modifiers:
    • immunoadjuvants - BCG
    • immunorestoratives - levamisole, lymphokines
    • others - retinoids, polyamines, interferons

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