CHEMOTHERAPY AGENTS - 1
Mode of action:
Alkylating agents:
Ionize inside of cell forming radicals that damage
DNA
Examples:
Cyclosphamide, chlorambucil, busulfan
Plant Alkyloid agents:
Mode of action:
Affects microtubules and interrupts process of
mitotic spindle formation during metaphase stage
of mitotsis
Examples:
Vincristine, vinblastine