This section is from the book "Progress Against Cancer", by National Advisory Cancer Council. Also at Amazon: Progress Against Cancer.
Common name | Other names | Leukemia Acute | Chronic | Chorio carcinoma | Colon cancer | Hodgkin's disease | |||
Granulo cytic | Lympho cytic | Granulo cytic | Lympho cytic | ||||||
Alkylating agents: Busulfan | Myleran | X | |||||||
Chlorambucil | Leukeran | X | X | X | |||||
Cyclophosphamide | Endoxan, Cytoxan | X | X | X | X | ||||
Dibromomannitol | DBM, Myelobromol | X | |||||||
Nitrogen mustard | HN2, Mustargen, Mechlorethamine | X | X | ||||||
Phenylalanine mustard | L-Sarcolysin, Melphalan, Alkeran | ||||||||
ThioTEPA | TSPA | X | X | ||||||
Triethylene melamine | TEM | X | X | ||||||
Antimetabolites: Cytosine arabinoside | Ara-C, Cytarabine | X | X | ||||||
Methotrexate | Amethopterin | X | X | X | |||||
5-fluorouracil | 5-FU | X | X | ||||||
6-mercaptopurine | 6-MP, Purinethol | X | X | X | X | ||||
Common name | Other names | Lympho sarcoma | Multiple myeloma | Neuro blastoma | Ovarian cancer | Retino blastoma | |||
Alkylating agents: Busulfan | Myleran | ||||||||
Chlorambucil | Leukeran | X | X | X | |||||
Cyclophosphamide | Endoxan, Cytoxan | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Dibromomannitol | DBM, Myelobromol | ||||||||
Nitrogen mustard | HN2, Mustargen, Mechlorethamine | X | X | X | |||||
Phenylalanine mustard | L-Sarcolysin, Melphalan, Alkeran | X | |||||||
ThioTEPA | TSPA | X | X | X | |||||
Triethylene melamine | TEM | X | X | X | |||||
Antimetabolites: Cytosine arabinoside | Ara-C, Cytarabine | ||||||||
Methotrexate | Amethopterin | X | |||||||
5-fluorouracil | 5-FU | X | X | ||||||
6-mercaptopurine | 6-MP, Purinethol |
Common name | Other names | Adrenal cancer | Breast cancer | Chorio carcinoma | Endo metrial cancer | Hodkin's disease | Lympho sarcoma | ||
Granulo cytic | Lympho cytic | ||||||||
Hormonal agents: Adrenal cortical compounds: Cortisone | Hormonal agent' are known by a variety of trade names. Dactinomycin, Cosmegen, Meractinomycin | X | X | X | |||||
Hydrocortisone | X | X | X | ||||||
Prednisolone | X | X | X | ||||||
Prednisone | X | X | X | ||||||
Androgens: Fluoxymeaterone | X | ||||||||
Testosterone propionate | X | ||||||||
Estrogens: Diethylstilbestrol | X | ||||||||
Ethinyl estradiol | X | ||||||||
Other: ACTH | X | ||||||||
Progesterone | X | ||||||||
Miscellaneous: Actinomycin D | X | ||||||||
Daunomycin | Rubidomycin | X | X | ||||||
Methyl hydrazine derivative | MIH, Natulan, Procarbazine, Ibenzmethyzin | X | |||||||
Methylglyoxal-bis-guanylhydrazone | Methyl-GAG | X | |||||||
o,p'-DDD | X | ||||||||
Vinblastine sulfate | Velban | X | X | X | X X | ||||
Vincristine sulfate | Oncovin | X | X | ||||||
Common name | Other names | Neuro blastoma | Ovarian cancer | Prostatic cancer | Rhabdo myo sarcoma | Testi cular cancer | Wilm's tumour |
Hormonal agents: Adrenal cortical compounds: Cortisone | Hormonal agent' are known by a variety of trade names. Dactinomycin, Cosmegen, Meractinomycin | ||||||
Hydrocortisone | |||||||
Prednisolone | |||||||
Prednisone | |||||||
Androgens: Fluoxymeaterone | |||||||
Testosterone propionate | |||||||
Estrogens: Diethylstilbestrol | X | ||||||
Ethinyl estradiol | X | ||||||
Other: ACTH | |||||||
Progesterone | |||||||
Miscellaneous: Actinomycin D | X | X | X | ||||
Daunomycin | Rubidomycin | ||||||
Methyl hydrazine derivative | MIH, Natulan, Procarbazine, Ibenzmethyzin | ||||||
Methylglyoxal-bis-guanylhydrazone | Methyl-GAG | ||||||
o,p'-DDD | |||||||
Vinblastine sulfate | Velban | X | |||||
Vincristine sulfate | Oncovin | X | X | X |
 
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