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. 2011 Nov 22;8(1):24–29. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2011.000273

Table A1.

Conventional Chemotherapeutic Agents

Category Drug
Alkylating agents
    Alkylating agents Busulfan
    Estrogens/nitrogen mustard Estramustine
    Ethylenimines/methylmelamines Altretamine
     Bendamustine
     Thiotepa
    Nitrogen mustards Chlorambucil
     Cyclophosphamide
     Ifosfamide
     Ifosfamide-mesna
     Mechlorethamine
     Melphalan
    Nitrosoureas Carmustine
     Lomustine
     Streptozocin
    Triazenes Dacarbazine
Alkylating antibiotics
    Anthracyclines Annamycin
     Daunorubicin
     Doxorubicin
     Doxorubicin hcl
     Doxorubicin liposomal
     Epirubicin
     Idarubicin
     Mitoxantrone
    Antibiotics Bleomycin
     Dactinomycin
     Mitomycin
Antimetabolites
    DNA demethylation agents Azacitidine
     Decitabine
     Nelarabine
    Folic acid antagonists Methotrexate
     Pemetrexed
    Purine analogs/related agents Cladribine
     Clofarabine
     Fludarabine
     Mercaptopurine
     Pentostatin
     Rasburicase
     Thioguanine
    Pyrimidine analogs Capecitabine
     Cytarabine
     Cytarabine liposomal
     Floxuridine
     Fluorouracil
     Gemcitabine
Antimitotic agents
    Epothilones Ixabepilone
    Podophyllotoxin derivatives Etoposide
     Teniposide
    Taxoids Docetaxel
     Paclitaxel
    Vinca alkaloids Vinblastine
     Vincristine
     Vinorelbine
Antineoplastic enzymes
    Antineoplastic enzyme receptor inhibitors Asparaginase
Antineoplastic retinoids
    Antineoplastic retinoids Tretinoin
    Rexinoids Bexarotene
Cyto/chemoprotectants
    Cyto/chemoprotectants Amifostine
     Dexrazoxane
    Specific antagonists Leucovorin
     Levoleucovorin
Cytoprotectants Mesna
DNA topoisomerase inhibitors Irinotecan
     Topotecan
Enzymes
    Antineoplastic enzyme receptor inhibitors Pegaspargase
Histone deacetylase inhibitors Vorinostat
Imidazotetrazine derivatives Temozolomide
Immunomodulators Lenalidomide
     Thalidomide
Interferons Interferon
     Interferon alfa
     Peginterferon alfa-2a
Interleukin
    Biologic response modifiers Aldesleukin
Miscellaneous antineoplastics
    Biologic response modifiers BCG live
     BCG vaccine
     Denileukin
    Methylhydrazine derivatives Procarbazine
    Miscellaneous antineoplastics Arsenic trioxide
     Mitotane
     Hydroxyurea
Platinum coordination complex Carboplatin
     Cisplatin
     Oxaliplatin
     Satraplatin
Vinca alkaloids Vinflunine

Abbreviation: BCG, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin.