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PT 9 Week 5
chemotherapy drugs
| generic | Trade | classification | indication |
|---|---|---|---|
| carboplatin | Paraplatin | alkylating drugs | Ovarian tumors |
| methotrexate | Rheumatrex, Folex | Antimetabolites | choriocarcinoma, acute leukemia, many others |
| mercaptopurine | Purinethol | Antimetabolites | Acute and chronic leukemia |
| fluorouracil | Adrucil, Efudex | Antimetabolites | solid tumors |
| cytarabine | Cytosar-U | Antimetabolites | Leukemias |
| vinblastine | Velban | Plant extracts | Hodgkin's disease, solid tumors |
| vincristine | Oncovin | Plant extracts | Leukemia, solid tumors |
| paclitaxel | Taxol | Plant extracts | Ovarian and breast cancer |
| goserelin | Zoladex | Hormone antagonists | Prostate cancer |
| leuprolide | Lupron | Hormone antagonists | Prostate cancer |
| tamoxifen | Nolvadex | Hormone antagonists | Breast cancer |
| doxorubicin | Adriamycin | Antibiotics (chemotherapy) | Leukemia, solid tumors |
| mitomycin | Mutamycin | Antibiotics (chemotherapy) | Adenocarcinoma, bladder cancer |
| cyclophosphamide | Cytoxan | Alkylating drugs | Hodgkin's disease, lymphomas, acute leukemia |
| cisplatin | Platinol | Alkylating drugs | Testicular and ovarian tumors |