Types of Chemotherapy DrugsSeveral types of chemotherapeutic drugs are employed to treat cancer. They function by inhibiting cell division. Chemotherapeutic drugs may be be classified as follows -Alkylating agents Anti-metabolites Plant alkaloids and terpenoids Podophyllotoxin Taxanes Topoisomerase inhibitors Antitumour antibiotics (L01D)Monoclonal antibodies Chemotherapy - References: MacDiarmid J.A. et al. (2007)"Bacterially Derived 400 nm Particles for Encapsulation and Cancer Cell Targeting of Chemotherapeutics" Cancer Cell 11, 431-445, May 2007 Published on Sep 06, 2014Last Updated on Jul 10, 2020