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1
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6-MP activation

A

HGPRT

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2
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6-MP breakdown

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XO

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3
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6-MP toxicity

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myelosuppression, hepatotoxicity (hepatitis and cholestasis)

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4
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Increase 6-MP toxicity via:

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alloputinol or febuxostat (block XO)

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5
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6-MP MOA

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Purine analog

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6
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Cladiribine MOA

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purine analog

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7
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Rx of Hairy cell

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Cladribine

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8
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Cladribine toxicity

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myelo, nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity

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9
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Cytarabine MOA

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pyrimidine analog

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10
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Cytarabine AE

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panCYTopenia (leuko, thrombo, megaloblastic anemia)

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11
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5-FU MOA

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pyrimidine analog; inhibits thymidilate synthase

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12
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Purine analogs

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6-MP, azathioprine, cladribine

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13
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pyrimidine analogs

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cytarabine, 5-FU

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14
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Leucovorin: when it works and doesn’t work

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works for MTX; does NOT work for 5-FU (actually potentiates it)

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15
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MTX MOA

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folic acid analog; competitively inhibits DHF reductase

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16
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MTX Rx

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cancers: leukemiaa (ALL), lymphomas, chorioCA, sarcomas.

Non-neoplastic: ectopic pregnancy (medical abortion), RA, psoriasis, IBD, vasculitis.

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17
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MTX AE

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myelo (rx = leucovorin), hepatoxoicity, mucocytis, pulmonary fibrosis

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18
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hydroxyurea MOA

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inhibits ribonucleotide reductase

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19
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S-phase drugs

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6-MP, 6-TG, azathioprine, cladribine, cytarabine, 5-FU, MTX, hydroxyurea

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20
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Anti-tumour ABx

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Bleomycin, dactinomycin, doxorubicin, danaurubucin

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21
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Bleomycin MOA

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Free-radical -> DNA strand breaks

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22
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Bleomycin AE

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Pulmonary fibrosis, skin hyper pigmentation, mucocytis, *MINIMAL myelosuppresion

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23
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Doxo/daunorubicin MOA

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Intercalates into DNA -> breaks + free radicals

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24
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doxo/daunorubicin AE

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dilated cardiomyopathy, alopecia

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25
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doxo/daunorubicin AE Rx

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Dexrazoxane

26
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Dactinomycin MOA

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intercalates

27
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Dactinomycin use

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Child tumours (wilms, ewing, rhabdomyosarcoma)

28
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akylating agents act on what stage of cell cycle?

29
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Name all alkylating agents

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Busulfan, cycloforfamide, isofosfamide, nitrosureas (___mustanes + streptozocin)

30
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Busulfan MOA

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cross-links

31
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busulfan AE

A

pulmonary fibrosis , hyperpigmentation

32
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busulfan use

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CML and ablating pt bone marrow before transplant

33
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cyclophosphamide/isoforphamide MOA

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cross-links @ G-N7

34
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cyclophosphamide/isophosphamide AE + Rx

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hemorrhagic cystitis; prevent/rx with mesna

35
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nitrosureas (___mustines + streptozocin MOA/use

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Bioactivated, cross BBB, crosslink DNA. BBB .: rx brain tumours (i.e. GBM)

36
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nitrosureas (___mustines + streptozocin AE

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CNS effects (confusion, dizzy, ataxia)

37
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paclitaxel MOA

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hyperstabilize polymerized MTs .: prevent anaphase

38
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paclitaxel AE

A

myelo, alopecia, hypersensitivity

39
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vincristine/vinblastin MOA

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inhibit b-tubulin polymerization

40
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vincristine AE

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neurotoxicity (areflexia, peripheral neuritis, paralytic ileus)

41
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vinblatine AE

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myelosuppression

42
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cisplatin/carboplatin MOA

A

crosslink DNA

43
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Cisplatin/carboplatin AE and Rx

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Ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity (prevent with amifortine (free radical scavenger) and chloride saline diuresis

44
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etoposide/teniposide MOA

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inhibit topo II –> DNA degradation

45
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irinotecan/topotecan

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inhibit topo I (prevent unwinding and replication)

46
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Bevacizumab MOA and AE

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MOA = VEGF; AE = bleed, clot, impaired wound healing

47
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Erlotinib

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MOA = EGFR

48
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Imatinib MOA

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tyrosine kinase of Bcr-Abl and c-kit

49
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imatinib AE

A

fluid retention

50
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Rituximab MOA

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CD20 (so all non-hodgkin lymphomas)

51
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Rituximab AE

52
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Tamoxifen MOA

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Antagonist: breast
Agonist: endometrium, bone

53
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Tamoxifen use:

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breast cancer prophylaxis AND treatment

54
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Raloxifen MOA

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Antagonist: breast and endometrium
Agonist: bone

55
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Raloxifen use:

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breast cancer prophylaxis ONLY, OP prevention

56
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Traztuzumab MOA/use

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HER-2-nu (c-erb-B2) antibody.

Her-2-nu breast cancer and gastric cancer

57
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HER-2-nu mechanism

A

tyrosine kinase receptor

58
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Traztuzumab AE

A

Cardiotoxicity

59
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Vemurafenib MOA

A

small molecule inhibitor of BRAF

60
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Vemurafenib use

A

Malignant melanoma

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