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Lomustine (or "CCNU") is an alkylating nitrosourea compound used in chemotherapy.
It is in the same family as streptozotocin
It is the "C" in the "PCV" chemotherapy regimen.
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| Chemotherapeutic agents/Antineoplastic agents (L01) edit - Chemotherapy regimens |
| Alkylating agents: |
Nitrogen mustards: ( Chlorambucil, Chlormethine, Cyclophosphamide, Ifosfamide, Melphalan). Nitrosoureas: ( Carmustine, Fotemustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin). Platinum: ( Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Oxaliplatin, BBR3464). Busulfan, Dacarbazine, Mechlorethamine, Procarbazine, Temozolomide, ThioTEPA, Uramustine
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| Antimetabolites: |
Folic acid: ( Methotrexate, Pemetrexed, Raltitrexed). Purine: ( Cladribine, Clofarabine, Fludarabine, Mercaptopurine, Tioguanine). Pyrimidine: ( Capecitabine). Cytarabine, Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine
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| Plant alkaloids: |
Taxane: ( Docetaxel, Paclitaxel). Vinca: ( Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vindesine, Vinorelbine).
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| Cytotoxic/antitumor antibiotics: |
Anthracycline family: (Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin, Mitoxantrone, Valrubicin). Bleomycin, Hydroxyurea, Mitomycin
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| Topoisomerase inhibitors: |
Topotecan, Irinotecan, Podophyllum: ( Etoposide, Teniposide).
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| Monoclonal antibodies: |
Alemtuzumab, Bevacizumab, Cetuximab, Gemtuzumab, Panitumumab, Rituximab, Trastuzumab
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| Photosensitizers: |
Aminolevulinic acid, Methyl aminolevulinate, Porfimer sodium, Verteporfin
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| Other: |
Alitretinoin, Altretamine, Amsacrine, Anagrelide, Arsenic trioxide, Asparaginase, Bexarotene, Bortezomib, Dasatinib, Denileukin diftitox, Erlotinib, Estramustine, Gefitinib, Hydroxycarbamide, Imatinib, Pentostatin, Masoprocol, Mitotane, Pegaspargase, Tretinoin
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