Home › Drug Classes › Antineoplastics › Mitotic Inhibitors
Print Save or Share

Mitotic inhibitors

A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug classes.

Mitotic inhibitors are drugs derived from natural plant sources. They inhibit cell division or mitosis, where a single cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells. Mitotic inhibitors bind to tubulin and inhibit its polymerization into microtubules. Microtubules are structures responsible for pulling the cell apart when it divides. Mitotic inhibitors affect cancer cells more than normal cells because cancer cells divide (mitotic cell division) more rapidly therefore are more susceptible to mitotic inhibition.

Different mitotic inhibitors are used to treat particular types of cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma, breast cancer, lung cancer and other types of cancers.

Filter drugs by condition:
Drug Name DownUp( View by: Brand | Generic ) Reviews Avg. Ratings DownUp
eribulin systemic (Pro, More...)
 3 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		10
vincristine systemic (Pro, More...)
 0 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		10
paclitaxel protein-bound systemic (More...)
 1 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		9.0
paclitaxel systemic (Pro, More...)
 2 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		8.8
etoposide systemic (Pro, More...)
 0 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		6.0
docetaxel systemic (Pro, More...)
 1 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		3.0
cabazitaxel systemic (Pro, More...)
 0 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		0.0
estramustine systemic (Pro, More...)
 0 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		0.0
ixabepilone systemic (Pro, More...)
 0 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		0.0
teniposide systemic (Pro, More...)
 0 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		0.0
vinblastine systemic (Pro, More...)
 0 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		0.0
vinorelbine systemic (Pro, More...)
 0 Review(s)
  
Rate It!		0.0

See also

Medical conditions associated with mitotic inhibitors:

(web5)