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While there are many chemotherapy drugs that cause oral mucositis (painful, debilitating mouth sores) it is more common with certain treatments.
These drugs have been reported to cause mucositis:
Actinomycin (Cosmegen)
Busfulan (Myleran®, Busulfex®)
Cytarabine (Cytosar-U®)
Daunorubicin (Cerubidine®)
Docetaxel (Taxotere®)
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin®, Rubex®)
Epirubcin (Ellence®)
Floxuride (FUDR®)
Fluorouracil (5-FU, Adrucil®, Carac®, Efudex®, Fluoroplex®)
Idarubicin (Idamycin®, Idamysin PFS®)
Isotretinoin (Accutane®)
Liposomal doxorubicin (Dox)
Methotrexate (Rheurnatrex®)
Mitomycin (Mutamycin®)
Mitoxantrone (Novantrone®)
Mechlorethamine (Mustargen®)
Oprevelkin (Neumega®)
Paclitaxel (Taxol®, Onxal®)
Pemetrexed (Alimta®)
Alemtuzumab (Campath®)
Asparaginase (Elspar®, Kidrolase®)
Bleomycin (Blenoxane®)
Actinomycin (Cosmegen)
Busfulan (Myleran®, Busulfex®)
Cytarabine (Cytosar-U®)
Daunorubicin (Cerubidine®)
Docetaxel (Taxotere®)
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin®, Rubex®)
Epirubcin (Ellence®)
Floxuride (FUDR®)
Fluorouracil (5-FU, Adrucil®, Carac®, Efudex®, Fluoroplex®)
Idarubicin (Idamycin®, Idamysin PFS®)
Isotretinoin (Accutane®)
Liposomal doxorubicin (Dox)
Methotrexate (Rheurnatrex®)
Mitomycin (Mutamycin®)
Mitoxantrone (Novantrone®)
Mechlorethamine (Mustargen®)
Oprevelkin (Neumega®)
Paclitaxel (Taxol®, Onxal®)
Pemetrexed (Alimta®)
Alemtuzumab (Campath®)
Asparaginase (Elspar®, Kidrolase®)
Bleomycin (Blenoxane®)
Capecitabine (Xeloda®)
Carboplatin (Paraplatin®)
Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®, Neosar®)
Etoposide (VePesid®, Toposar®, Etopophos®)
Gemcitabine (Gemzar®)
Gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg®)
Hydroxyurea (Hydrea®)
Interleukin 2 (Proleukin®)
Iriotecan (Camptosar®)
Liposomal daunorubicin (DaunoXome®)
Lomustine (CeeNU®)
Melphalan (Alkeran®)
Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin®)
Pentostatin (Nipent®)
Rasburicase (Elitek®)
Thiotepa (Thioplex®)
Topotecan (Hycamtin®)
Trastuzumab (Herceptin®)
Tretinoin (Vesanoid®)
Vinblastine (Velban®, Alkaban AQ®)
Vincristine (Oncovin®, Vincasar PFS®)
Carboplatin (Paraplatin®)
Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®, Neosar®)
Etoposide (VePesid®, Toposar®, Etopophos®)
Gemcitabine (Gemzar®)
Gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg®)
Hydroxyurea (Hydrea®)
Interleukin 2 (Proleukin®)
Iriotecan (Camptosar®)
Liposomal daunorubicin (DaunoXome®)
Lomustine (CeeNU®)
Melphalan (Alkeran®)
Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin®)
Pentostatin (Nipent®)
Rasburicase (Elitek®)
Thiotepa (Thioplex®)
Topotecan (Hycamtin®)
Trastuzumab (Herceptin®)
Tretinoin (Vesanoid®)
Vinblastine (Velban®, Alkaban AQ®)
Vincristine (Oncovin®, Vincasar PFS®)
Careful oral hygiene can help prevent mouth sores, gum disease and tooth decay.
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