Chemotherapy is a treatment modality that uses chemical drugs to stop the proliferation, infiltration and metastasis of cancer cells until they are finally eliminated. It is a systemic treatment and is a common clinical method for treating tumors.

Chemotherapeutic drugs are classified into alkylating agents, antimetabolites, anticancer antibiotics, plant-based anticancer drugs, hormones, immune agents, etc. according to their mechanism of action and drug sources. They are classified into cell cycle-specific drugs and cell cycle non-specific drugs according to their relationship with cell cycle. Chemotherapeutic drugs are able to quickly take effects and control lesions. It is one of the main means of treating tumors at present.

TargetMol collected 51 chemotherapeutic drugs and formed the Chemotherapy Drug Library, a powerful tool in oncotherapy research.