Cell-cycle nonspecific antineoplastic agents

Cell-cycle nonspecific antineoplastic agents (CCNS) refer to a class of pharmaceuticals that act as antitumor agents at all or any phases of the cell cycle.^[1]

Alkylating antineoplastic agent and anthracyclins are two examples.

References

↑ "Chemotherapy: The Basics". OncoLink. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

Alberts DS, Golde DW (November 1974). "DNA synthesis in multiple myeloma cells following cell cycle-nonspecific chemotherapy". Cancer Res. 34 (11): 2911–4. PMID 4424360.
Ozawa S, Sugiyama Y, Mitsuhashi Y, Kobayashi T, Inaba M (1988). "Cell killing action of cell cycle phase-non-specific antitumor agents is dependent on concentration--time product". Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. 21 (3): 185–90. doi:10.1007/bf00262767. PMID 3129204.

Intracellular chemotherapeutic agents / antineoplastic agents (L01)

SPs/MIs
(M phase)

Block microtubule assembly	Vinca alkaloids (Vinblastine^# Vincristine^# Vinflunine^§ Vindesine Vinorelbine)

Block microtubule disassembly	Taxanes (Cabazitaxel Docetaxel^# Larotaxel Ortataxel^† Paclitaxel^# Tesetaxel) Epothilones (Ixabepilone)

DNA replication
inhibitor

DNA precursors/
antimetabolites
(S phase)

Folic acid	Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor (Aminopterin Methotrexate^# Pemetrexed Pralatrexate) Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Raltitrexed Pemetrexed)

Purine	Adenosine deaminase inhibitor (Pentostatin) Halogenated/ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors (Cladribine Clofarabine Fludarabine) Nelarabine Thiopurine (Thioguanine^# Mercaptopurine^#)

Pyrimidine	Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Fluorouracil^# Capecitabine Tegafur (+gimeracil/oteracil) Carmofur Floxuridine) DNA polymerase inhibitor (Cytarabine^#) Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Gemcitabine) Hypomethylating agent (Azacitidine Decitabine)

Deoxyribonucleotide	Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor (Hydroxycarbamide)

Topoisomerase inhibitors
(S phase)

I	Camptotheca (Camptothecin Cositecan^† Belotecan Gimatecan Exatecan Irinotecan Lurtotecan^‡ Silatecan^§ Topotecan Rubitecan^‡)

II	Podophyllum (Etoposide^# Teniposide)

II+Intercalation	Anthracyclines (Aclarubicin Daunorubicin^# Doxorubicin^# Epirubicin Idarubicin Amrubicin^† Pirarubicin Valrubicin Zorubicin) Anthracenediones (Mitoxantrone Pixantrone)

Crosslinking of DNA
(CCNS)

Alkylating	Nitrogen mustards: Mechlorethamine Cyclophosphamide^# (Ifosfamide Trofosfamide) Chlorambucil^# (Melphalan Prednimustine) Bendamustine Uramustine Estramustine Nitrosoureas: Carmustine Lomustine (Semustine) Fotemustine Nimustine Ranimustine Streptozocin Alkyl sulfonates: Busulfan (Mannosulfan Treosulfan) Aziridines: Carboquone ThioTEPA Triaziquone Triethylenemelamine

Platinum-based	Carboplatin Cisplatin Dicycloplatin Nedaplatin Oxaliplatin Satraplatin

Nonclassical	Hydrazines (Procarbazine^#) Triazenes (Dacarbazine^# Temozolomide) Altretamine Mitobronitol Pipobroman

Intercalation	Streptomyces (Actinomycin^# Bleomycin^# Mitomycin Plicamycin)

Photosensitizers/PDT

Other

Enzyme inhibitors	FI (Tipifarnib^§) CDK inhibitors (Alvocidib^† Seliciclib^† Palbociclib) PrI Bortezomib Carfilzomib Ixazomib PhI (Anagrelide) IMPDI (Tiazofurin^§) LI (Masoprocol) PARP inhibitor (Olaparib) HDAC (Belinostat Panobinostat Romidepsin Vorinostat) PIKI (Idelalisib)

Receptor antagonists	ERA (Atrasentan) Retinoid X receptor (Bexarotene) Sex steroid (Testolactone)

Other/ungrouped	Amsacrine Trabectedin Retinoids (Alitretinoin Tretinoin) Arsenic trioxide Asparagine depleters (Asparaginase^#/Pegaspargase) Celecoxib Demecolcine Elesclomol^§ Elsamitrucin Etoglucid Lonidamine Lucanthone Mitoguazone Mitotane Oblimersen^† Omacetaxine mepesuccinate Eribulin

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

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Cell-cycle nonspecific antineoplastic agents

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