Miscellaneous agents

Miscellaneous Agents. Those chemotherapeutic agents, which do not fit into any of the classifications discussed, ate Hsted iu Table 7. Mitotane (67), a stmctural isomer of DDT, is used to iaduce chemical adrenalectomies iu patients having adrenal cancer by teduciug host levels of adrenocorticosteroids. 

A number of non-hormonal therapies have been studied for symptomatic management of vasomotor symptoms, including antidepressants [e.g., selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and venlafaxine], herbal products (e.g., soy, black cohosh, and dong quai), and a group of miscellaneous agents (e.g., gabapentin, clonidine, and megestrol). The choice of therapy depends on the patient s concomitant disease states, such as depression and hypertension, and the risk for potential adverse effects. 

Miscellaneous Agents and Those Agents Affecting Multiple Neurotransmitters Anticonvulsants,... 

Miscellaneous Agents. Those chemotherapeutic agents that do not fit into any of the classificaiions discussed are listed in Table 7. 

Drugs used in cancer chemotherapy are cytotoxic drugs, hormones, plant derivatives, radioactive isotopes, and miscellaneous agents (e.g., procarbazine, hydroxyurea, mitotane). The plant-based drugs vincristine, vinblastine, vinorel-bine, etoposide, and campothecins. Radioactive isotopes, such as 131 iodine (131 I), are used in the treatment of thyroid tumors. Cytotoxic drugs (e.g., cis-platin, cyclophosphamide, 6-mercaptopurine, 5-fluorouracil, and methotrexate are used for the treatment of cancer. 

Alkylating agents Antimetabolites Natural products Hormonal agents Biotherapeutic agents Miscellaneous agents... 

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