Chemotherapeutic agents have different specific classifications. The following medications are antineoplastic antibiotics except:
A. Adriamycin (doxorubicin)B. Adrucil (fluorouracil)
B. Adrucil (fluorouracil)
C. Novantrone (mitoxantrone)
D. Blenoxane (bleomycin)
Correct Answer: B. Adrucil (fluorouracil)
Option B: Adrucil (fluorouracil) is an antimetabolite. Antimetabolites work by acting as false metabolites that prevent DNA synthesis.
Options A, C, and D: Antineoplastic antibiotics such as doxorubicin, mitoxantrone, and bleomycin are products of Streptomyces. These anticancer drugs block cell growth by interfering with DNA.