Cancer Chemotherapy regimen
CNS
Brain tumor Temozolamide (alkylating agent)
Carcinomatous meningitis MTX
Retinoblastoma CEV: Cisplatin, etoposide, vincristine
Head & neck cancer Cisplatin
Lung cancer Cisplatin
Tysone kinase inhibitor (After ECG): Aftinib, erlotinib, ceritinib, geftinib
Endocrine tumors
Medullary thyroid Ca Tyrosine kinase inhibitor: Vandetanib
Malignant pheochromocytoma Averbuch’s protocol (VCD): Vincristine + cyclophosphamide + decarbazine
Orthopedic cancer
Osteosarcoma High-dose MTX + leucovorin rescue
Breast cancer ER(+), premenopausal: Tamoxifen (SERM)
ER(+), post-menopausal: Aromatase inhibitor (letrozole) (If no response: Fluvestrant)
HER2(+): Transtuzumab (If no response: Lapatinib)
Triple (-): Cytotoxic agents (cyclophosphamide, taxanes, eribulin, ixobepilone)
GI
Esophageal & gastric Ca ECF: Epirubicin + Cisplatin + 5-FU
GIST Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (SIR): Sunitinib, imatinib, regorafenib
Small intestine adenocarcinoma 5-FU
Colorectal Ca FOLFOX: 5-FU (DOC) + oxaliplatin + leucovorin (enhances effect of 5-FU) + folinic acid
Tryrosine kinase inhibitor: Regorafenib
Anal Ca Nigro Regimen:
Chemoradiation [5-FU (DOC) + Mitomycin C (topical)] + Radiation
Pancreatic Ca DOC: Gemcitabine
Alternative: FOLFIRINOX (FOLFOX + irinotecan)
HCC Tyrosine kinase inhibitrs: Sorafeneb (DOC)
Urogenital cancers
Bladder cancer Cisplatin (DOC) + gemcitabine
RCC Tyrosine kinase inhibitrs (PASS): Pazopanib, axitinib, sorafenib, sunitinib
Ovarian Ca Cisplatin (DOC) + taxane (paclitaxel)
Cervical Ca Cisplatin (DOC)
Testicular Ca BEP: Bleomycin + etoposide + platinum compound (cisplatin)
Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) Low-risk GTN: Methotrexate (MTX)
High-risk GTN (EMA/CO): Etoposide + MTX + dactinomycin alternating with cyclophosphamide + oncovin (vincristine)
Lymphoma
Hodgkin ABVD: Adriamycin (doxorubicin) + bleomycin + vinblastine + dacarbazine
Low grade NHL FCR: Fludarabine + cyclophosphamide + rituximab
High grade NHL CHOP-R: Cyclophosphamide + hydroxydonorubicin + oncovin (vincristine) + presdnisolone + rituximab
Leukemia
AML Cytarabine + donorubicin/idarubicin
ALL VPAD: Vincristine + prednisone + asparaginase + donorubicin
CLL FCR: Fludarabine + cyclophosphamide + rituximab
CML BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors (IND): Imatinib (DOC), nilotinib, dasatinib, bosutinib
Multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistant CML: Umacitael
Hairy cell leukemia Purine analogs: Cladribine (DOC), pentostatin
Interferon-alpha
Chemotherapy-refractory patients: Vemurafenib (BRAF inhibitor)
Skin cancer
Malignant melanoma Tyrosine kinase inbibitor (DVT): Dabrefenib, vemurafenib, trameltenib