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== Classes ==
==Classes==


* Alkylating agents
*Alkylating agents
** Cyclophosphamide
**[[Cyclophosphamide]]
** Cisplatin
**[[Cisplatin]]
** Temozolamide
**[[Temozolamide]]
* Antimetabolites
*Antimetabolites
** 5-FU, capecitabine
**[[5-fluorouracil]], [[capecitabine]]
** Pemetrexed
**[[Pemetrexed]]
* Microtubule inhibitors
*Microtubule inhibitors
** Vincristine
**[[Vincristine]]
** Taxanes
**[[Taxanes]]
* Anti-tumour antibiotics
*Anti-tumour antibiotics
** Doxorubicin
**[[Doxorubicin]]
** Adreomycin
**[[Adreomycin]]
** Bleomycin
**[[Bleomycin]]
* Topoisomerase inhibitors
*Topoisomerase inhibitors
** Topotecan
**[[Topotecan]]


== Side Effects ==
==Side Effects==


{| class="wikitable"
{|
! Chemotherapy
!Chemotherapy
! Major side effects
!Major side effects
|-
|-
| Anthracyclines (adreomycin)
|Anthracyclines ([[adreomycin]])
| Cardiotoxicity after a cumulative dose > 450
|Cardiotoxicity after a cumulative dose > 450
|-
|-
| 5-fluorouracil (5FU)
|[[5-fluorouracil]] (5-FU)
| Diarrhea
|Diarrhea
|-
|-
| Capecitabine
|[[Capecitabine]]
| Hand-foot syndrome<br/>Diarrhea
|Hand-foot syndrome<br />Diarrhea
|-
|-
| Cisplatin
|[[Cisplatin]]
| Nephrotoxicity
|Nephrotoxicity
|-
|-
| Taxanes
|Taxanes
| Alopecia
|Alopecia
|-
|-
| Bleomycin
|[[Bleomycin]]
| Lung fibrosis
|Lung fibrosis
|-
|-
| Vinca alkaloids
|Vinca alkaloids
| Peripheral neuropathy
|Peripheral neuropathy
|}
|}


[[Category:Chemotherapy]]
[[Category:Chemotherapy]]
[[Category:Medications]]

Latest revision as of 11:12, 3 August 2020

Classes

Side Effects

Chemotherapy Major side effects
Anthracyclines (adreomycin) Cardiotoxicity after a cumulative dose > 450
5-fluorouracil (5-FU) Diarrhea
Capecitabine Hand-foot syndrome
Diarrhea
Cisplatin Nephrotoxicity
Taxanes Alopecia
Bleomycin Lung fibrosis
Vinca alkaloids Peripheral neuropathy