Chemotherapy

Antineoplatic Agents

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Antineoplatic Agents

Used in an attempt to destroy tumor cells by interfering with cellular functions and reproduction.

Antineoplatic Agents

Primarily used to treat a systemic disease rather than lesions that are localized.

Antineoplatic Agents

May be combined with surgery or radiation therapy, or
both to reduce tumor size preoperatively, to destroy
any remaining tumor cells postoperatively or to treat
some form of leukemia.

agents that if deposited into the subcutaneous
tissue (extravasation), cause tissue necrosis, and damage to the underlying tendons, nerves, and blood vessels.

Drugs classified as Vesicants

- Dactinomycin
- Daunorubicin
- Doxorubicin
- Nitrogen mustard
- Mitomycin
- Vinblastin
- Vincristine
- Vindesine