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Anti-neoplastic drugs Flashcards

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What does the therapeutic window for a anticancer drug look like?

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Very small

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When you combine cancer drug what should NOT be done?

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Should not combine ones with the same actions and the same toxicities

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Why are multiple cycles of an anti cancer drug needed?

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Only kills 99% of the cells and the 1% can grow back quickly

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Which cells are the most susceptible to chemotherapy?

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Rapidly growing cells

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Which cancer drugs enter at the M phase of the cell cycle?

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Vincristine
Vinblastine
Vinorelbine
Paclitaxel

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Which cancer drugs enter at the S phase of the cell cycle?

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Cytarabine
6-mercaptopurine
Methotrexate

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What are the nitrogen mustards? *

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Mechlorethamine
Cyclophosphamide
Ifosfamide

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What are the platinum complexes? *

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Cisplatin

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What are the nitrosoureas?

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Lomustine

Carmustine

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What are the triazenes?

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Dacarbazine

Temozolomiden

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What are the methylhydrazines?

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Procarbazine

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What are the alkyl sulfonate? *

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Busulfan

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What does cross linked DNA do?

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Interferes with DNA replication and causes cell cycle arrest

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What chemotherapeutic drugs are alkylating agents?

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Nitrogen mustards
Platinum complexes
Nitrosoureas
Triazenes
Methylhydrazine
Alkyl sulfonate
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What is the mechanism of action for alkylating agents? *

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Cross links the DNA

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Mechloresthamine (Mustargen) *

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Most reactive nitrogen mustard
Pharm: unstable, given IV immediately after being made up
Toxic: N&V, bone marrow, tissue damage w/ extravesation

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Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Neosar) *

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Pharm: well absorbed orally, prodrug which must be converted by liver cytochrome P450 to active metabolite
Toxic: N&V, cardiotoxic, hemorrhagic cystitis, bladder burn, hematuria, bone marrow toxic

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What is the mechanism of platinum complexes? *

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Covalent crosslink with GG base pairs to bend DNA

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Cisplatin (Platinol): Pharmacology *

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IV, 90% bound to plasma protein, concentrates in liver, kidney, intestine, ovary and excreted in urine

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Cisplatin (Platinol): Toxicity *

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N&V, hypersensitivity rashes, renal damage (hydrate to stop), ototoxicity w/ high frequency hearing loss + tinnitus, peripheral sensory neuropathy and bone marrow depression

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Busulfan (Busulfex, Myleran) *

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Pharm: Oral, half life 2/3 hrs

* Toxicity: N&V, bone marrow depression (stem cells), pulmonary infiltrates and fibrosis

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What is the mechanism of antimetabolites?

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Block formation of DNA
Form abnormal DNA
Cell cycle dependent
Inhibit protein synthesis

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What are the antimetabolites?

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Methotrexate, Asparaginase
Fluorouracil, 
Capecitabine, 
Cytarabine, 
Mercaptopurine
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What is the mechanism for methotrexate?

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Analog of floic acid
Competitive inhibitor of dihydrofolate reducatse
Blocks dTMP synth which is required for DNA synth
Inhibits the folate-dependent enzymes of de novo purine and thymidylate synth

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Methotrexate *

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Pharm: Oral, IV, IM, Intrathecally, majority excreted unchange in urine
* Tox: Alopecia, N&V, diarrhae, fever, hepatic necrosis, hypersenitivity rxns, oral + Gi ulcers, bone marrow depression, pulmonary infiltrates and fibrosis

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What is the mechanism for fluorouracil?

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Converted to fraudulent F-dUMP
Fraud F-dUMP forms a covalent complex with thymidylate synthase and methylene tetrahydrofolate
Results in inhibition of DNA synth

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Fluorouracil

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Pharm: IV, distributes through body and brain, metabolized in liver, short half life (10-15 min)
* Tox: severe ulceration of oral + Gi mucosa, N&V, diarrhea, alopecia, bone marrow depression

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Capecitabine (Xeloda)

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Pharm: converted to 5-FU by an thymidine phosphorylase which is highly expressed in solid tumors, oral admin

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What is the mechanism of Cytarabine (cytosine arabinoside)?

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2’-deoxycytidine analog; phosphorylated to aracytidine triphosphate
2’-hydroxyl trans tp 3’hydroxyl hunders rotation of base and inhibits DNA chain elongation
Inhibits DNA pol

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How does DNA chain elongation work?

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The OH group of the 3’ carbon of the sugar of one nucleotide forms an ester bond to the phosphate of another nucelotide eliminating a molecule of water
Next nucleotide added to 3’ end

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Cytarabine (ctosine arabinoside)

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Pharm: IV, rapidly inactivated by cytidine deaminase in GI and liver
* Tox: bone marrow depression, oral ulcers, hepatic damage, N&V, diarrhea, anaphylaxis, fever, pulmonary edema, high does = sudden respiratory distress and CNS toxicity

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What is the clinical use of cytarabine?

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Acute myelocytic leukemia (AML)
Lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)

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What is the mechanism of 6-mercaptopurine?

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Converted to 6-mercaptopurine ribose phosphate; inhibits purine (guanine) synth
Triphosphate form can be incorperated into DNA resulting in DNA strands and breaks
Used for leukemia in children

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6-mercaptopurine

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  • Pharm: oral bioavailability - 5-37%, IV half life 50 min, metabolized in liver
  • Tox: bone marrow depression, N&V (25%), hepatic enzyme elevate (33%)
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If a pt is receiving oral doses of 6-mercaptopurine how much should it be reduced to if the pt is also receiving Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (allopurinol)? *

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75%

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What are the thymine pyrimidine antimetabolites?

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Fluorouracil (5-FU), capecitabine, floxuridine, idoxuridine

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What are the cytosine pyrimidine antimetabolites?

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Cytarabine (Ara-C, cytosine arabinoside), 5-azacytidine, decitabine, gemcitabine

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What are the guanine purine antimetabolites?

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6-mercaptopurine, azathioprine

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What are the adenine purine antimetabolites?

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Fludarabine, cladrabine, pentostatin

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What is a purine antimetabolite (non-specified)?

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Methotrexate

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What are the three phosporylation events of a nucleoside analog?

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First is rate-limiting nucleoside kinase
Triphosphorylated analongue can incorporate into DNA/RNA and/or inhibit enzymes
Active nucleoside analogues catabolized by 5’-nucleotidase and deaminase

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What is the mechanism of Asoarginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Erwinaze)? *

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Hydrolyze asparagine to aspartic acid and ammonia
Some lymphoid malignancies require L-asparagine from plasma
Inhibits protein synth

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Asoarginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Erwinaze)

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Pharm: IV

* Tox: risk of anaphylaxis, minimal effect on bone marrow and GI mucous, hyperglycemia, clotting deficiency

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What is the clinical use for Asoarginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Erwinaze)?

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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

45
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Microtubule inhibitors; taxanes

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Paclitaxel

Docetaxel

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What is the shared mechanism of paclitaxel and docetaxel? *

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Taxanes stabilize or freeze polymerized microtubules

Block mitosis metaphase arrest

47
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Paclitaxel and docetaxel

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Pharm: IV, metabolized in liver

* Tox: bone marrow toxicity, peripheral sensory neuropathy (dose limited) and hypersensitivity rxn

48
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What is the mechanism of anthracycline antibiotics?

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Intercalates into DNA and blocks the resealing action of topoisomerase II, generates free radical

49
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What are the toxicities of anthracycline antibiotics?

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Acute cardiac toxicity; arrhythmias ST & T wave alterations
Chronic cardiac toxicity; cardiomyopathy leading to congestive heart failure unresponsive to digitals related to total cumulative dose
Severe local tissue damage

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Topoisomerase inhibitors; Anthracycline antibiotics

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Doxorubicin

51
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What are the topoisomerase inhibitors?

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Anthracycline antibiotics
Dactinomycin
Etoposide
Camptothecins

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Topoisomerase inhibitors; Camptothecins

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Irinotecan

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What is the mechanism of topoismerase inhibitors?

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Inhibits resealing of nicked DNA

54
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What is the mechanism of doxorubicin? *

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Intercalates into DNA and blocks the resealing action of topoisomerase II

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Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)

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Pharm: rapid infusion IV, distributes widely except to CNS, metabolized in liver and excreted in bile
* Tox: N&V, red urine (not hematuria), severe local tissue damage with extravasation, diarrhea, fever, transient ECG changes, ventricular arrhythmia, cardiotoxicity

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What is the mechanism for the toxicity of Doxorubicin?

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Free radical damage: doxorubicin + Fe(+2) can generate hydroxyl radicals from peroxide
Dexrazoxane: to protect from cardiotoxicity and treat extravastion from IV doxorubicin

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What is the mechanism if irinotecan (camptosar)? *

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Blocks the resealing action of topoisomerase I

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Irinotecan (camptosar)

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Pharm: IV
* Tox: dose limiting myelosuppression and severe GI toxicity life-threatening
Limited use of UGT1A1*28 polymorphism of Uridine disphoate

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What is the therapeutic use of irinotecan?

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Metastatic and recurrent colon cancer; small cell lung cancer

60
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What is the free radical generator?

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Bleomycin (blenoxane) - mixture of 2 cooper chelating glycopeptide antibodies

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What is the mechanism of bleomycin? *

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DNA-bleomycin-Fe(2+) complex forms 
DNA-bleomycin-Fe(2+) interacts with oxygen
Forms superoxide (O2-) and hydroxyl free (OH-) radicals
Radials produce DNA breaks (DNA fragmentation) 
DNA repair mechanism determine cytotoxicity
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Bleomycin

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Pharm: IV, subQ or IM, localized to skin, lymph, lung, lymphatic and peritoneum tissue, excreted in urine
* Tox: N&V, fever, anaphlazis and phlebitis at injection site, degraded by hydrolysis which is low in lungs - pulmonary fibrosis, ulcers, hyperpigment

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What are the hormone inhibitors?

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Aromatase inhibitors

Hormone analogs

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What are the aromatase inhibitors

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Exemestane
Letrozole
Anastrozole

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What is the mechanism of aromatase inhibitors?

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Block the conversion of androgens to estrogen

66
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What is the pharm and tox of aromtase inhibitors?

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Oral

Musculoskeltal pain, headache, joint pain, hot flashes, fatigue, difficulty breathing, bone density, hot flashes

67
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What is the therapeutic use for aromatase inhibitors?

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Breast cancer, postmenopausal women

68
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What are the hormone analogs?

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Goserelin acetate

Megestrol acetate

69
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What is the mechanism of goserelin acetate (Zoladex)?

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Decapeptide analong of LHRH prolonged adminstration inhibits gonadotropin secretion = dec extradiol

70
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What are the side effects of goserelin acetate?

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Headache, hot flashes, emotional lability, depression, vaginitis

71
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What is the therapeutic use for goserelin acetate?

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Prostate cancer, advanced breat cancer in pre/peri-menopausal women

72
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What is the mechanism for pamidronate disodium (Aredia)? *

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Synthetic bisphosphate pamidronate

adsorb to calcium phosphate crystals in bone, blocks their dissolution by inhibiting osteoclast-mediated bone resorption

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What are the side effects for pamidronate disodium?

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Fever, severe joint, bone and muscle pain, seizure

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What are the tyrosine kinase inhibitors?

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Monoclonal antibodies

Chemical agents

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What are the monoclonal antibodies?

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Trastuzumab
Bevacizumab
Cetuximab
Rituximab

76
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What are the chemical agents?

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Tamoxifen

Imatinib

77
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Suffix for chimeric antibodies

78
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Suffix for humanized antibodies

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Suffix for nonhuman host antibodies

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What is the mechanism for monoclonal antibodies?

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Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cyotoxicity
Complement-mediated cytotoxicity
Direct induction of apoptosis

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What is the mechanism for trastuzumab? *

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Recombinant DNA-derived humanized monoclonal antibody that recognizes the HER2 receptors that can be overexpressed on breast cancer cells
HER2 receptor overexpression causes cells to grow, divide and multiply

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What is the therapeutic use for trastuzumab? *

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HER2 overexpressing metastatic breast cancer (25%)

83
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What is the toxicity for trastuzumab? *

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Weakening for the heart muscle, congestive heart failure, anemia

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What is the mechanism for bevacizumab? *

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Humanized monoloncal antibody that reconginzes vascualr-endothelial growth factor and inhibits ineteraction of VEGF with its receptors

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What is the therapeutic use for bevacizumab? *

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Treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer

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What is the toxicity of bevacizumab? *

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Proteinuria, hypertension, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal perforations, pulmonary hemorrhage

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What is the mechanism of cetuximab? *

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Monoclonal antibody that binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR or HER1)
Block binding of epidermal growth factor and other ligands (TGF-a) to the receptor on normal and tumor cells
Inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis

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What is cetuximab used for? *

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Metastatic colorectal cancer

Resitricted in pts w/ wildtype KRAS

89
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Cetuximab

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Pharm: give IB every 2 weeks
Tox: severe infusion rxn, acneiform rash, hypomagnesemia

90
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What is the side effect of EGFR inhibitors?

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Severe acneiform rash/eruption

91
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What is Rituximab?

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Chimeric human-mouse monoclonal that recognizes CD20

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What is the mechanism of rituximab?

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Complement-mediated cytoxicity
Antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoicity
Induction of apoptosis in malignant lymphoma cells

93
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What is the clinical use for rituximab?

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First line of treatment for CD20 B-cell malignancies
Replased B-cell non-hodgkin’s lymphoma
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

94
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What are the side effects of rituximab? *

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Infusion rxns, fever, chills, lymphopenia, infection, asthenia, hep B reactivation, leukoencephalopathy

95
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What are immunoconjugates?

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Attach radioisotope to monoclonal antibody (gamma or beta)
Antibody binds target
Cytotoxic ionizing radiation delivered to antigen expressing cells

96
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What are the tyrosine kinase inhibitors?

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Tamoxifen 
Lapatinib
Imatinib
Nilotininb
Ponatinib
97
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What is the mechanism of tamoxifen? *

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Binds estrogen receptor

Competitive inhibitor of estradiol binding the estrogen receptor

98
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Tamoxifen (nolvadex)

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Pharm: oral, metabolized in liver w/ active metabolites (N-desmethyltamoxifen and trans 4-hydroxytamoxifen
* Tox: N&V, hot flush, vag discharge, endometrial cancer, venous thrombosis + pulmonary emboli, stroke

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What is the therapeutic use for tamoxifen? *

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Estrogen-dependent breast cancer

100
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What is the side effect to tamoxifen?

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Reduced serum cholesterol and reduced maintenance of bone density

101
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What is the mechanism of lapatinib? *

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HER2 and EGFR (HER1) inhibitor

102
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What is the mechanism of imantinib? *

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Inhibitor of constitutively active Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase (product of the Philadelphia chromosome)
Blocks the ATP binding site on the kinase.

103
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What is the mechanism of nilotinib (tasigna)? *

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Inhibitor of Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase
Binds to and stabilizes the inactive conformation of the kinase domain of the Abl protein of the Bcr-Abl fusion protein
Inhibits platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGF-R) and c-kit

104
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What is the mechanism for ponatinib? *

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Inhibits unmutated and all mutated forms of Bcr-Abl, including T315I, the highly drug therapy-resistant missense mutation of Bcr-Abl.
Inhibits other tyrosine kinases associated with VEGFRs and FGFRs
Inhibits the tyrosine kinase receptor TIE2 and FMS-related tyrosine kinase receptor-3 (Flt3)

105
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Tretinoin toxicity *

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“Retinoic acid syndrome”

(fever, dyspnea, weight gain, pulmonary infiltrates, pleural or pericardial effusions), onset 2-21 days, potentially lethal

106
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What is the target of tretinoin? *

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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), high rate complete remission as a single agent

107
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Arsenic trioxide toxicity *

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Atrial or ventricular arrhythmias - lengthening of QT interval on ECG (40% patients)

108
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What is the target of arsenic troxide (ATO)?

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Relapsed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), complete responses in >85% patients

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