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There are a variety of different types of chemotherapy medicines used to treat cancer. See a list of the different medicines. 

A

Arsenic trioxide

B

Bleomycin
Busulfan 

C

Calcium folinate 
Carboplatin 
Ciclosporin 
Cisplatin 
Cyclophosphamide
Cytarabine 

D

Dacarbazine 
Dactinomycin 
Daunorubicin 
Defibrotide 
Dexamethasone
Dexrazoxane 
Dinutuximab
Doxorubicin 

E

Equine ATG 
Erwinia asparaginase 
Etoposide 

F

Filgrastim 
Fludarabine 

G

Gemcitabine

H

Hydroxyurea 

I

Idarubicin 
Ifosfamide
Imatinib
Irinotecan 
Isotretinoin

L

Lomustine

M

Melphalan 
Mercaptopurine
Mesna
Methotrexate (injection)
Methotrexate (oral)
Mitoxantrone 

P

Pegaspargase 
Pegfilgrastim 
Prednisone 

R

Rituximab 

S

Sargramostim
Sirolimus 

T

Temozolomide
Temsirolimus 
Thioguanine
Thiotepa 
Topotecan 
Treosulfan 
Tretinoin 

V

Vinblastine 
Vincristine 
Vinorelbine 

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