Friday, March 27, 2009

Classes of chemotherapeutic agents

All forms of curative chemotherapy, the goal is elimination of all tumor stem cells. The method of combining agents help to combat tumor cell resistance and increase the tumor cell killing while avoiding the compounding of toxic effects.
A. Alkylating agents
B. Platinum analogues
C. Antimetabolites
D. Antimicrotubule agents
E. Topoisomerase inhibitors
F. Antibiotics

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