Oncology Drugs Flashcards
First / Non-classical Alkylator, platinum complex/ Inorganic complex/ Germ cell tumors, bladder cancer
Cisplatin
First / Non-classical Alkylator, platinum complex / Inorganic complex / Epithelial malignancies, second-line treatment
of lymphomas
Carboplatin
First / Alkylator, nitrogen mustard / small molecule / Breast cancer, lymphomas,
immunosuppression, stem cell mobilization
Cyclophosphamide
First / Topoisomerase inhibitor / small molecule / Breast cancer, lymphomas
Doxorubicin
First / Antimetabolite, pyrimidine analog / small molecule / GI cancers
5-Fluorouracil
First / Signal Transduction inhibitor, TKI / small molecule / B-cell malignancies, especially CLL
Ibrutinib
First / Signal Transduction inhibitor, TKI / small molecule / CML, GIST, Ph+ ALL
Imatinib
First / Signal Transduction inhibitor, Receptor super-agonist / Peptide / Prostate and Breast cancers
Leuprolide
First / Immune checkpoint inhibitor, blocking antibody / Monoclonal Antibody / Melanoma, Lung cancer, Renal Cell
Carcinoma
Nivolumab
First / Anti-tubulin / small molecule / Epithelial malignancies, especially Breast and
Ovarian
Paclitaxel
First / Immune therapy, antibody painting / Monoclonal Antibody / CD20 expressing B-cell malignancies
Rituximab
First / Signal Transduction inhibitor, Receptor antagonist / small molecule / Breast cancer
Tamoxifen
First /Signal Transduction inhibitor, Receptorm antagonist / Monoclonal Antibody / Her-2 over-expressing Breast and upper GI
cancers
Trastuzumab
Second / Signal Transduction inhibitor, ligand
reduction / small molecule / Breast cancer
Anastrozole
Second / Alkylator, nitrogen mustard / small molecule / Lymphomas
Bendamustine
Second / Proteasome inhibitor / small molecule / Multiple myeloma, mantle cell lympoma,
Waldenstrom’s
Bortezomib
Second / Signal Transduction inhibitor, TKI / small molecule / Lung cancers with ALK or ROS1 activation, cmet
overexpressing thyroid cancer
Crizotinib
Second / Antimetabolite, purine analog / small molecule / AML, second-line lymphoma
Cytarabine arabinoside
Second / Signal Transduction inhibitor, Receptor
antagonist / small molecule / Prostate
Enzalutamide
Second / Topoisomerase inhibitor / small molecule / Germ cell tumors, Lymphoma
Etoposide
Second / Antimetabolite, pyrimidine analog / small molecule / Pancreas cancer, Bladder cancer, widely used
in second-line setting
Gemcitabine
Second / Antimetabolite / small molecule / Many cancers
Methotrexate
Second Signal Transduction inhibitor, Receptor
antagonist / Monoclonal Antibody / EGFR driven cancers of aerodigestive tract
Panitumumab
Second / Signal Transduction inhibitor, TKI / small molecule / Renal cell carcinoma
Pazopanib
Second / Non-classical Alkylator / small molecule / Brain cancer
Temazolamide