Part 8: Chemotherapy
Antimicrobial & Anticancer Agents
Chemotherapy in the broad sense includes all drugs that target pathogens or cancer cells while sparing host tissues. This section covers antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiparasitics, and cancer chemotherapy โ drugs that exploit differences between pathogen/tumor and host cell biology.
Topics in This Part
8.1 Antibiotics
ฮฒ-lactams, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, macrolides, resistance
8.2 Antivirals
HIV antiretrovirals, hepatitis drugs, herpes, influenza, COVID-19
8.3 Antifungals
Azoles, polyenes, echinocandins, ergosterol targeting
8.4 Antiparasitics
Antimalarials, anthelmintics, antiprotozoals
8.5 Cancer Chemotherapy
Alkylating agents, antimetabolites, targeted therapy, immunotherapy
8.6 Immunosuppressants
Calcineurin inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, transplant rejection
Antibiotic Targets
Cell Wall
ฮฒ-lactams, vancomycin
Protein Synthesis
Aminoglycosides, macrolides, tetracyclines
DNA/RNA
Fluoroquinolones, rifampin
Folate Synthesis
Sulfonamides, trimethoprim