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Table 21.1 Ch 21
Traditional Chemotherapy and Cytotoxic Drug Categories
Category | Drugs | Major Side Effects |
---|---|---|
Antimetabolites | Capecitabine Claridine clofarabine Cytarabine Fludarabine Fluorouracil Gemcitabine Hydroxyurea Mecaptopurine Methotrexate Pemetrexed | Bone marrow suspension Immune system suppression Mucositis |
Topoisomerase Inhibitors | Daunorubicin Doxorubicin Epirubicin Etoposide Idarubicin Irinotecan Mitoxantrone Teniposide Topotecan | Bone marrow suspension Nausea/vomitting Mucositis Hair loss |
Antimicrotubule agents | Docetaxel Paclitaxel Vinblastine Vincristine Vinorebline | Bone marrow suspension Mucositis Hair loss Nerve toxicity |
Alkylating Agents | Busuflan Carboplatin Carmustine BNCU Chlorambucil Cisplatin Cyclophosphamide Dacarbazine Ifosfamide Lomustine Mechlorethamine Melphalan Oxaliplatin Procarbazine Temozolomide | Bone marrow suspension Hair loss Nausea/vomitting Infertility Secondary cancers |