Cancer Drugs Flashcards
Alkylating Agents
Nitrogen Mustards e.g. mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, melphalan, bendamustine, estramustine
Nitrosoureas e.g. carmustine, lomustine
Platinum Compounds e.g. cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin
Antimetabolites
Folate Antagonists e.g. methotrexate
Pyrimidine Analogues e.g. fluorouracil, capecitabine, cytarabine
Purine Analogues e.g. mercaptopurine, pentostatin, fludarabine
Cytotoxic Antibiotics
Doxorubicin
Bleomycin
Mitomycin
Plant Derivatives
Vinca Alkaloids e.g. vincristine, vinblastine, vindesine
Taxanes e.g. paclitaxel, docetaxel
Etoposide
Hormones
Oestrogens e.g. ethinyloestradiol
Progestogens
GnRH Analogues
Somatostatin Analogues
Hormone Antagonists
Tamoxifen
Letrozole, Exemastine
Flutaminde, Cyprterone, Bicalutamide
Monoclonal Antibodies
Rituximab
Trastuzumab
Ofatumumab
Bevacizumab
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Imatinib
Dasatinib
Nilotinib