CLASSIFICATION Of Anticancer Drugs
A. Drugs acting directly on cells (Cytotoxic drugs)
1. Alkylating agents Mechlorethamine
Nitrogen mustards (Mustine HCl)
Cyclophosphamide,
Ifosfamide,
Chlorambucil,
Melphalan
Ethylenimine Thio-TEPA
Alkyl sulfonate Busulfan
Nitrosoureas Carmustine (BCNU),
Lomustine (CCNU)
Triazine Dacarbazine (DTIC)
2. Antimetabolites
Folate antagonist Methotrexate (Mtx)
Purine 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP),
antagonist 6-Thioguanine (6-TG),
Azathioprine, Fludarabine
Pyrimidine
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU),
antagonist Cytarabine
(cytosine arabinoside)
3. Vinca alkaloids Vincristine (Oncovin),
Vinblastine
4. Taxanes Paclitaxel, Docetaxel
5. Epipodophyllo Etoposide
toxin
6. Camptothecin Topotecan,
analogues Irinotecan
7. Antibiotics Actinomycin D
(Dactinomycin)
Doxorubicin
Daunorubicin
(Rubidomycin)
Mitoxantrone
Bleomycins, Mitomycin C
8. Miscellaneous Hydroxyurea,
Procarbazine,
L-Asparaginase,
Cisplatin
Carboplatin
Imatinib
B. Drugs altering hormonal milieu
1. Glucocorticoids Prednisolone and others
2. Estrogens Fosfestrol,
Ethinylestradiol
3. Selective estrogen Tamoxifen, receptor modulators Toremifene
4. Selective estrogen Fulvestrant
receptor down regulators
5. Aromatase Letrozole,
inhibitors Anastrozole,
Exemestane
6. Antiandrogen Flutamide,
Bicalutamide
7. 5-α reductase Finasteride,
inhibitor Dutasteride
8. GnRH analogues Nafarelin,
Triptorelin
9. Progestins Hydroxyprogesterone
acetate, etc.
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