Cancer Drugs Flashcards

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Alkylating Agents

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Nitrogen Mustards e.g. mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, melphalan, bendamustine, estramustine

Nitrosoureas e.g. carmustine, lomustine

Platinum Compounds e.g. cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin

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Antimetabolites

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Folate Antagonists e.g. methotrexate

Pyrimidine Analogues e.g. fluorouracil, capecitabine, cytarabine

Purine Analogues e.g. mercaptopurine, pentostatin, fludarabine

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Cytotoxic Antibiotics

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Doxorubicin
Bleomycin
Mitomycin

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Plant Derivatives

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Vinca Alkaloids e.g. vincristine, vinblastine, vindesine

Taxanes e.g. paclitaxel, docetaxel

Etoposide

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Hormones

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Oestrogens e.g. ethinyloestradiol

Progestogens

GnRH Analogues

Somatostatin Analogues

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Hormone Antagonists

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Tamoxifen
Letrozole, Exemastine
Flutaminde, Cyprterone, Bicalutamide

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Monoclonal Antibodies

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Rituximab
Trastuzumab
Ofatumumab
Bevacizumab

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Protein Kinase Inhibitors

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Imatinib
Dasatinib
Nilotinib

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