Anti-Neoplastic Agents
These are agents used for the treatment of cancer, tumor, malignancy carcinoma, sarcoma, leukemia, neoplasm. All the above mentioned are characterized by uncontrolled and abnormal cell growth. Primary tumors invade adjacent normal cells or tissues and form cancerous cells then, these cancerous cells separate themselves from the primary tumors and reach distant sites of the body via the lymphatic system where they divide and form secondary tumors; this is the process of Metastasis . Oncogene is the gene that has the potential to cause cancer. Antineoplastic agents are as follows: 1. Alkylating agents 2. Antimetabolites 3. Antibiotics 4. Plant products 5. Miscellaneous agents 1. Alkylating Agen...