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. 2016 Feb;13(2):253–258. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201507-415BC

Table 2.

Immunosuppressive medications

Chemotherapeutic agents
 Alkylating agents: busulfan; dacarbazine; estramustine phos sodium; altretamine; bendamustine hydrochloride; thiotepa; chlorambucil; cyclophosphamide; ifosfamide; ifosfamide/mesna; mechlorethamine; melphalan; uracil mustard; carmustine; lomustine; streptozocin
 Antibiotics: amsacrine; daunorubicin; daunorubicin citrate liposome; doxorubicin; doxorubicin hcl liposome; epirubicin; idarubicin; bleomycin sulfate; dactinomycin; mitomycin; plicamycin
 Antimetabolites: methotrexate; pemetrexed; cladribine; clofarabine; fludarabine phos; mercaptopurine; pentostatin; thioguanine; capecitabine; cytarabine (conv); cytarabine (lipo); floxuridine; fluorouracil; gemcitabine;
 Antimitotics: eribulin mesylate; ixabepilone; cabazitaxel; docetaxel; paclitaxel; vinblastine; vincristine; vinorelbine
 Monoclonal antibodies: alemtuzumab; bevacizumab; cetuximab; gemtuzumab; ibritumomab; ipilimumab; ofatumumab; panitumumab; pertuzumab; rituximab; tositumomab and iodine; trastuzumab
 Other: mitoxantrone; brentuximab vedotin; arsenic trioxide; bortezomib; carfilzomib; everolimus; mitotane; porfimer; pralatrexate; sipuleucel-t; sorafenib; temozolomide; vorinostat; erlotinib; gefitinib; tretinoin; romidepsin; dasatinib; imatinib; lapatinib; nilotinib; pazopanib; sunitinib; temsirolimus; bexarotene; aldesleukin; denileukin diftitox; levamisole; amifostine; dexrazoxane; mesna; azacitidine; decitabine; nelarabine; irinotecan; topotecan; asparaginase; pegaspargase; etoposide; etoposide phos; teniposide; procarbazine; carboplatin; cisplatin; oxaliplatin
Immune-modulating agents
 Belimumab; denosumab; eculizumab; palivizumab; auranofin; aurothioglucose; gold sodium thiomalate; leflunomide; abatacept; adalimumab; anakinra; certolizumab pegol; etanercept; fingolimod; golimumab; infliximab; interferon alfa-2a; interferon alfa-2b; interferon alfa-n3; interferon alfacon-1; interferon beta-1a; interferon beta-1b; interferon gamma-1b; lenalidomide; natalizumab; peginterferon alfa-2a; peginterferon alfa-2b; pimecrolimus; thalidomide; tocilizumab; ustekinumab; pegademase bovine; alefacept; azathioprine; basiliximab; belatacept; cyclosporine; daclizumab; efalizumab; glatiramer acetate; muromonab-cd3; mycophenolate acid; mycophenolate mofetil; sirolimus; tacrolimus; palifermin
Systemic corticosteroids
 Betamethasone; budesonide; dexamethasone; methylprednisolone; methylprednisolone sod succinate; prednisolone; prednisone; triamcinolone