chemo drugs & their classes Flashcards
5-FU
antimetabolite
cytarabine (Ara-C)
antimetabolite
6-MP
antimetabolite
methotrexate
antifolate (DHFR inhibitor)
chlorambucil
alkylator
cyclophosphamide
alkylator
mitomycin C
alkylator - antineoplastic antibiotic
cisplatin
platinum compound, alkylator, intrastrand crosslinker
irinotecan
topo I (tecans) inhibitor
doxorubicin
topo 2 inhibitor, anthracyclin, intercalator
etoposide
topo 2 inhibitor
bleomycin
glycopeptide antibiotic; intercalator
vincristine
microtubule destabilizer, vinca alkaloid
pacliTAXel
microtubule stabilizer; taxane
erubulin
microtubule destabilizer/inhibitor
ixabEPILone
epothilones (macrolide), microtubule stabilizer
enzalutamide
AR inhibitor, endocrine
abiraterone
Aromatase inhibitor - steroidal
androgen biosynthesis inhibitor (cyp17 inhibitor)
tamoxifen
SERM, prodrug, antagonist & agonist
fulvestrant
SERD, ER antagonist
prednisolone
glucocorticoid
letrozole
non steroidal aromatase (CYP19) competitive inhibitor, INDIRECT ER inhibitor
exemestane
steroidal aromatase (CYP19) irreversible inhibitor
leuprolide
GnRH agonist (premenopause & prostate cancer)