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CANCER DRUG PHARMACOLOGY TABLE. Cytotoxic Chemotherapy. Drugs are classified according to the BC Cancer Drug Manual Monographs, unless otherwise specified (see asterisks). Subclassifications are in brackets where applicable.
This document contains two lists: Individual chemotherapy drugs/agents. Chemotherapy regimens. Each table has the name of the drug, the code by which it is represented in the database, and the name by which this drug appears in the database, if the drug can be known by more than one name.
Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of medicines to treat cancer. Chemo may cure or control the spread of or relieve symptoms from cancer. It kills or slows the growth of the primary cancer. It also works in the body against cancer cells that have spread (metastasized) from the primary location of the cancer.
Name of the regimen and cancer drugs Your care team may refer to your treatment as “R-CHOP”. R-CHOP consists of 5 different anti-cancer therapies. • R: Rituximab (ri TUK si mab); Rituxan®, Ruxience®, Truxima® • C: Cyclophosphamide (sye kloh FOS fuh mide); Cytoxan® • H: Doxorubicin (DOK soh ROO bih sin); Hydroxydaunomycin, Adriamycin®
These robust education sheets include information on individual drugs and combination drug regimens, common uses and treatment schedules, supportive medications, drug interactions, side effect management, and safe handling tips at home following treatment.
Please Note: This table is provided for educational purposes and has been assembled using the most current information possible. The state of the evidence on these drugs is incomplete, overlaps, and is at times, conflicting.
The NCCN Templates include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, supportive care recommendations, monitoring parameters, and safety instructions. Special instructions for self-administered chemotherapeutic agents are also provided. NCCN Templates enhance patient safety by allowing you to: • Standardize patient care • Reduce medication errors
