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Some Chemotherapy drugs used to treat cancer

Cancer type Drugs used
Breast Docetaxel, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, trastuzumab, vinorelbine, capecitabine, paclitaxol
Lower gastrointestinal (colorectal) 5-Fluorouracil, capecitabine, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, cetuximab
Upper gastrointestinal (oesophagus, stomach, and pancreas) 5-Fluorouracil, capecitabine, epirubicin, cisplatin gemcitabine, cyclophosphamide, irinotecan, erlotinib
Lung Cisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, docetaxel, vinorelbine, gemcitabine, erlotinib
Ovary Cisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel
Germ cell tumour Cisplatin, carboplatin, etoposide, bleomycin, paclitaxel, gemcitabine, ifosphamide
Prostate Docetaxel, mitoxantrone
Bladder Cisplatin, methotrexate, vinblastine, carboplatin, gemcitabine
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, prednisolone, rituximab, chlorambucil, etoposide
Hodgkin’s disease Adriamycin, bleomycin, vincristine, DTIC
Head and neck cancers Cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, cetuximab