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Anti-cancer Drugs Flashcards

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How does methotrexate work

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it’s an antimetabolite - inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, which inhibits the conversion of dUMP to dTMP, which decreases DNA and decreases protein synthesis

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What are the 3 uses for methotrexate

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  1. Solid cancer: leukemia, lymphoma, sarcomas, choriocarcinoma 2. Abortion, ectopic pregnancy 3. Immunosuppression: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis
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Methotrexate toxicity

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myleosuppresion that is reversible with folinic acid “rescue” (Leucovorin) and fibrotic lung

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Mechanism of 5 flourouracil

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a pyrimidine analog bioactivated to 5F-dUMP, which covalently complexes folic acid - this inhibits thymidylate synthase, which decreases dTMP, which decreases DNA and protein synthesis

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5FU has synergy with

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Methotrexate

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How is 5FU myelosuppression different from MTX

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Myelosuppression is not reversible with leucocorin in 5-FU, but is with MTX. neeed thymidine rescue with 5-FU

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What is the mechanism of 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP)

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A purine analogue (just like allopurinol) that decrease de novo synthesis. Activated by HGPRTase.

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What is the toxicity of 6-MP increased with

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It’s metabolized by xanthine oxidase, so toxicity increases with allopurinol

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What is 6-Thioguanate (6-TG)

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The same as 6-MP except it can be given with allopurinol

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Cytarabine

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A pyrimidine analog - inhibition of DNA polymerase

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All anti metabolites work in

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S phase

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Dactinomyocin

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Intercalates DNA

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Dactinomyocin is used for

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Children’s tumors: wilm’s tumor, ewing’ sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma

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How does doxorubicin work

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It generates free radicals by noncovalently (dactinomyocin covalently) intercalating DNA, causing breaks in DNA, which decreases replication

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Doxorubicin toxicity and Rx for that

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cardiotoxicity - because the heart lack superoxide dismutase, causing cardiomyopapthy; Dexrazoxane is used to prevent it

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Bleomycin MOA

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Induces free radical formation, which causes breaks in DNA strands

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Eradicated Ball Cancer

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Etoposide, Bleomycin, Cisplatin

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Bleomycin toxicity

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Pulmonary fibrosis

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Etoposide (VP16) MOA

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Inhibits topoisomerase 2, causing increased DNA degradataion - forms a complex between topoisomerase and 2 and DNA

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Which antibiotics work like etoposide

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Flouroquinolones

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Etoposide is used for

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Small cell carcinoma of the lung and prostate, testicular cancer

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This drug alkylates DNA and causes pulmonary fiborsis

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This drug fragments DNA and causes pulmonary fibrosis

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This drug blocks purine synthesis, and is metabolized by xanthine oxidase

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6-mercaptopurine: antimetabolite

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This drug cross links DNA and is neprho and oto toxic

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Cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin

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Nitrogen mustard that alkylates DNA (electrophile that binds DNA)

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Cyclophosphamide (DMARD)

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Folic acid analog that inhibits dihydrofolate reductase

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Methotrexate

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Prevent tubulin dissasembly

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Paclitaxel and other taxols P

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Pyrimidine analog that is bio-activated to 5F-dUMP, which covalently complexes folic acid. This complex inhibits thymidylate synthase, which decreases dTMP and decreases DNA and protein synthesis

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Intercalates DNA, produces free oxygen radicals, and cardiotoxic

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Doxorubicin

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DNA alkylating agent used in brain cancer

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Nitrosureas cross blood brain bar

32
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Prevents Tubulin assembly

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Vincristine and vinblastine

33
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Inhibits thymidylate synthase - leading to decrease nucleotide synthesis

34
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SERM - blocking estrogen binding receptors

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Tamoxifen, raloxifene: antagonist in breat and agonist in bone. tamoxifen may increase the risk of endometrial carcinoma via partial agonist effects - raloxifen is an endometrial antagonists

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Mechanism similar to antiviral acyclovir and foscarnet

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Cytarabine (pyrimidine analog = inhibition of DNA polymerase)

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Mechanisms similar to flouroquionlones

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mechanisms similar to trimethoprim

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methotrexate (folic acid analog that inhibits dihydrofolate reductase = dec dTMP = dec DNA = dec. protein synthesis

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monoclonal antibody against HER2 (erb-2)

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Trastuzumab

39
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Free radical induced DNA strand breakage

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Bleomycin, Doxorubicin, Daunorubicin

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Inhibitor of PRPP synthetase

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6-MP: purine thiol analog = dec de novo purine synthesis, activated by HGPRtase

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Reversible with Leucovorin

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Methotrexate

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Treatment for choriocarcinoma

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Methotrexate, vinblastine, vincristine

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Treatment for AML

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Cytarabine

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Treatment to CLL

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Busulfan, Imatinib

45
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Prevents breast cancer

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tamoxifen and raloxifene

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Treatment for testicular cancer

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“Eradicate Ball Cancer”

  1. Etoposide
  2. Bleomycin
  3. Cisplatin
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Applied topically for AKs and basal cell cancers

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Treatment for childhood tumors (ewing sarcoma, wilms tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma)

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Dactinomcyin

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Inhibits ribonucleotide reductase

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Hydroxyurea: dec DNA synthesis ( s phase specific)

50
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Side effect of hemorrhagic cystitis

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Acrolein produced by cyclophophamide

51
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Antibody against Philadelphia chromsome

52
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Side Effects of prednisone

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Immunosuppression - osteoporosis - acne - catarcts - cushingoid features - peptic ulcers - hypertension -hyperglycemia - insomnia - psychosis

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