Anti Cancer Drugs Flashcards
Chlorambucil
Nitrogen Mustards
(Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)
Cyclophosphamide
Nitrogen mustards
(Lymphocytic Leukemia)
[Hemorrhagic Cystitis]
Ifosfamide
Nitrogen mustards
Mechlorethamine
Nitrogen mustards
(Hodgkin’s disease)
Melphalan
Nitrogen mustards
(Malignant melanoma, Mutliple myeloma)
Altretamine
Ethylenemelamine Derivatives
(Ovarian CA)
Thiotepa
Ethylenemelamine Derivatives
(Breast and Ovarian CA)
Busulfan
Alkyl Sulfonate
(Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia)
[Interstitial Pneumonitis, Pulmonary fibrosis]
Decarbazine
Triazenes
(Melanoma, Hodgkin’s)
[CNS depression]
Procarbazine
Triazenes
Temozalamide
Triazenes
Cisplatin
Platinum analogs
(non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma)
[Ototoxicity, Nephrotoxicity, Peripherla Sensory Neuropathy]
Carboplatin
Platinum analogs
[irreversible Nephrotoxicity]
Oxaloplatin
Platinum analogs
administered Intrvenously
Carmustine
Nitrosoureas
(Brain tumors)
Lomustine
Nitrosoureas
(Brain tumors)
Semustine
Nitrosoureas
(Brain tumors)
Streptozocin
Nitrosoureas
[low Bone marrow toxicity]
Methotrexate
Antifolate
(Acute lymphocytic leukemia)
[Megaloblastic Anemia]
Has oral and IV preparation
Pemetrexed
Anti-folate
5-Flourouracil
Pyrimidine Analogs
(Breast, Colorectal CA)
[Megaloblastic anemia]
Linear dose-response curve
Capecitabine
Pyrimidine analogs
Azacitidine
Pyrimidine analogs
Cytarabine
Deoxycytidine Analogs
(AML, CML, ALL, CLL)
[Megaloblastic Anema, Neurotoxicity]
Gemcitabine
Pyrimidine Analogs
(Pancreatic, Bladder, Breast CA)
Fludarabine
Purine Antagonists
Cladribine
Purine Antagonists
(Hairy cell Leukemia)
6-Thiopurine
Purine Antagonists
(Childhood Acute Leukemia)
Mercaptopurine
Purine Antagonists
(Childhood Acute Leukemia)
has oral and IV preparation
Thioguanine
Purine Antagonists
Vincristine
Vinca Alkaloid
(Germ cell tumor, Kaposi’s Sarcoma)
[Neurotoxic, Areflexia]
Vinblastine
Vinca Alkaloids
(Rhabdomyosarcoma, Neuroblastoma, Wilm’s tumor, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia)
[Neurotoxic, Areflexia]