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. 2020 May 25;6(8):FSO600. doi: 10.2144/fsoa-2020-0024

Table 1. . List of cancer types, number of cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens and sample regimen.

Cancer type Number of regimens Example regimen
Head and neck cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) 5 Cisplatin/fluorouracil
Esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancer (squamous cell carcinoma & adenocarcinoma) 4 Fluorouracil/oxaliplatin
Gastric cancer 4 Fluorouracil/oxaliplatin
Colorectal cancer 5 Fluorouracil/oxaliplatin/leucovorin
Anal carcinoma 2 Cisplatin/fluorouracil
Biliary tract cancers (gallbladder, intrahepatic/extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma) 1 Gemcitabine/cisplatin
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma 4 Gemcitabine/cisplatin
Lung cancer 17 Carboplatin/etoposide
Osteosarcoma 2 Cisplatin/doxorubicin
Soft tissue sarcomas 7 Gemcitabine/docetaxel
Breast cancer 9 Doxorubicin
Cervical cancer 3 Cisplatin/paclitaxel
Uterine cancer 1 Carboplatin/paclitaxel
Ovarian cancer (epithelial, fallopian tube & peritoneal) 2 Carboplatin/gemcitabine
Vulvar cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) 1 Cisplatin/fluorouracil
Prostate cancer 1 Docetaxel
Testicular cancer (germ cell tumors) 3 Bleomycin/etoposide/cisplatin
Penile cancer 1 Cisplatin/ifosfamide/paclitaxel
Bladder (urothelial) cancer 3 Gemcitabine/cisplatin
Central nervous system cancers 2 Temozolomide
Hodgkin lymphoma 2 Doxorubicin/bleomycin/vinblastine/dacarbazine
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3 Cyclophosphamide/daunorubicin/vincristine/prednisone
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 3 Daunorubicin/vincristine/prednisone/pegaspargase
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic leukemia 1 Fludarabine/cyclophosphamide
Acute myeloid leukemia 2 Daunorubicin/cytarabine