Which Drug Is Not an Alkylating Agent?

Note: Although the platinum-containing anticancer agents, carboplatin, cisplatin, and oxaliplatin are frequently classified as alkylating agents, they are not.

What drugs are alkylating?

Some examples of alkylating agents are nitrogen mustards (chlorambucil and cyclophosphamide), cisplatin, nitrosoureas (carmustine, lomustine, and semustine), alkylsulfonates (busulfan), ethyleneimines (thiotepa), and triazines (dacarbazine).

What are examples of alkylating agent?

Examples of alkylating agents include:
  • Altretamine.
  • Bendamustine.
  • Busulfan.
  • Carboplatin.
  • Carmustine.
  • Chlorambucil.
  • Cisplatin.
  • Cyclophosphamide.
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