How many types of cancer drugs are there?
Disease description:
Grandma has been diagnosed with cancer, and the doctor prescribed an anticancer drug for now, saying the medication would be adjusted later. I’d like to ask: How many types of anticancer drugs are there?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Peng Xiaodong
Cancer drugs generally refer to anticancer agents, which encompass a wide variety of therapeutic classes. Commonly used anticancer drugs in clinical practice include:
- Chemotherapeutic agents—both oral (e.g., capecitabine tablets) and intravenous (e.g., docetaxel injection);
- Biologics—such as interferon and interleukin-2;
- Antitumor antibiotics—such as pingyangmycin hydrochloride and pirarubicin;
- Hormonal agents—such as megestrol acetate dispersible tablets and exemestane tablets.
