Main chemotherapeutic agents
The main chemotherapeutic agents with the capacity to produce lesions in the oral mucosa:
Alkylating agents: Busulfan, Cyclophosphamide, Mechlorethamine, Procarbazine, Thiotepa.
Anthracyclines: Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin*, Epirubicin.
Antimetabolites: Cytosine arabinoside 5-fluorouracil*, Hydroxyurea, Methotrexate*, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine.
Antitumor antibiotics: Actinomycin D, Amsacrine, Bleomycin, Mithramycin C, Mitomycin.
Taxanes: Docetaxel, Paclitaxel
Vinca alkaloids: Vinblastine*, Vincristine, Vinorelbine.
Others: Etoposide*, Teniposide, …
* Cytostatics that produce mucositis more frequently.