List of chemotherapeutic agents
- List of chemotherapeutic agents
This is a list of specific that are known to be of use in the treatment of cancer, otherwise known as . This list is organized by "type" of agent, though 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.
Alkylating agents
* Cyclophosphamide
* Mechlorethamine
* Chlorambucil
* Melphalan
Anthracyclines
"article on anthracyclines"
* Daunorubicin
* Doxorubicin
* Epirubicin
* Idarubicin
* Mitoxantrone
* Valrubicin
Cytoskeletal disruptors
* Paclitaxel
* Docetaxel
Epothilones
"article on epothilones"
Inhibitors of topoisomerase II
* Etoposide
* Teniposide
* Tafluposide
Nucleotide analogs and precursor analogs
* Azacitidine
* Azathioprine
* Capecitabine
* Cytarabine
* Doxifluridine
* Fluorouracil
* Gemcitabine
* Mercaptopurine
* Methotrexate
* Tioguanine (formerly Thioguanine)
Peptide antibiotics
* Bleomycin
Platinum-based agents
* Carboplatin
* Cisplatin
* Oxaliplatin
Retinoids
* All-trans retinoic acid
Vinca alkaloids and derivatives
* Vinblastine
* Vincristine
* Vindesine
* Vinorelbine
Full alphabetical listing
* All-trans retinoic acid
* Azacitidine
* Azathioprine
* Bleomycin
* Carboplatin
* Capecitabine
* Cisplatin
* Chlorambucil
* Cyclophosphamide
* Cytarabine
* Daunorubicin
* Docetaxel
* Doxifluridine
* Doxorubicin
* Epirubicin
* Epothilone
* Etoposide
* Fluorouracil
* Gemcitabine
* Hydroxyurea "requires categorization"
* Idarubicin
* Imatinib
* Mechlorethamine
* Mercaptopurine
* Methotrexate
* Mitoxantrone
* Oxaliplatin
* Paclitaxel
* Pemetrexed
* Teniposide
* Tioguanine
* Valrubicin
* Vinblastine
* Vincristine
* Vindesine
* Vinorelbine
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