what medication is chemotherapy
Chemotherapy medications for breast cancer include: Abraxane (chemical name: albumin-bound or nab-paclitaxel) Adriamycin (chemical name: doxorubicin) carboplatin (brand name: Paraplatin) Cytoxan (chemical name: cyclophosphamide) daunorubicin (brand names: Cerubidine, DaunoXome) Doxil (chemical name: doxorubicin)
Depending on the characteristics of the cancer, a targeted therapy medicine, such as Herceptin (chemical name: trastuzumab), may be used in combination with some chemotherapy regimens. For example, the TCH regimen includes Taxotere, Herceptin, and carboplatin. Your doctor may talk about certain groups of chemotherapy medicines: 1  Anthracyclines are chemically similar to an antibiotic. Anthracyclines damage the genetic material of cancer cells, which makes the cells die. 2  Taxanes interfere with the way cancer cells divide. Taxol, Taxotere, and Abraxane are taxanes.