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list of chemotherapeutic agents

{{Short description|Drugs that are useful against cancer}}

This is a list of chemotherapeutic agents, also known as cytotoxic agents or cytostatic drugs, that are known to be of use in chemotherapy for cancer. This list is organized by type of agent, although the subsections are not necessarily definitive and are subject to revision. Each drug is listed once (at present), though it might fall in more than one subsection. A full alphabetical listing is included after the categorical listing.

The agents in this list are often combined into chemotherapy agent for polychemotherapy (combination chemotherapy). For example, the CHOP regimen consists of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone.

Besides chemotherapy, medical oncology (pharmacotherapy for cancer) includes several noncytotoxic classes of therapy, such as hormonal therapy and targeted therapy (biologic therapy). Those agents are described in the relevant articles.

Alkylating agents

{{Main article|Alkylating antineoplastic agent}}

Anthracyclines

{{Main article|Anthracycline}}

Cytoskeletal disruptors (taxanes)

{{Main article|Taxane}}

Epothilones

{{Main article|Epothilone}}

Histone deacetylase inhibitors

Inhibitors of topoisomerase I

{{Main article|Topoisomerase inhibitor}}

Inhibitors of topoisomerase II

{{Main article|Topoisomerase II inhibitor}}

Kinase inhibitors

{{Main article|Kinase inhibitor}}

Nucleotide analogs and precursor analogs

Peptide antibiotics

{{main article|Antimicrobial peptides}}

Platinum-based agents

{{Main article|Platinum-based antineoplastic}}

Retinoids

Vinca alkaloids and derivatives

{{Main article|Vinca alkaloid}}

Full alphabetical listing

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Comprehensive table

{{Intracellular chemotherapeutic agents}}

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