ANTICANCER DRUGS Flashcards
Drug of choice for breast cancer
Tamoxifen
Drug of choice for glioma
Nitrosourea
Drug of choice for colorectal cancer
5 Fluorouracil
Drug of choice for choriocarcinoma
Methotrexate
Drug of choice for pancreatic carcinoma
Gemcitabine
First line chemotherapy for cervix carcinoma
Cisplatin
Drug of choice for the brain tumor
Lomustine
Drug of choice for prostate carcinoma
Flutamide
Drug of choice for insulinoma
Streptozotocin
Drug of choice for polycythemia vera
Busulphan or Chlorambucil
Drug of choice for carcinoma of endometrium
Progestins
Drug of choice for Kaposi sarcoma
IF2 alpha
Drug of choice for CLL
Chlorambucil or Fludarabine
Drug of choice for acute myelocytic leukemia
Cytarabine with Mitoxantrone
Drug of choice for wilm’s tumor
Vincristine with Danctinomycin
Drug of choice for acute promyeloblastic leukemia
Retinoic acid
Drug of choice for hairy cell leukemia
Cladarabine
Drug of choice for thyroid carcinoma
I-131 with Doxarubicin and cisplatin
Drug of choice for stomach cancer
Fluorouracil with Cisplatin
Drug of choice for CML
lmatinib or Busulfan
Drug of choice for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
Vincristine + Prednisolone + Mercaptopurine + Cyclophosphamide + Methotrexate
Drug of choice for ovarian cancer
Cisplatin with Paclitaxel
Drug of choice for lung cancer
Cisplatin with Taxane
Drug of choice for malignant melanoma
Dacarbazine
Drug of choice for testicular cancer
Bleomycin + Etoposide + Cisplatin