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1
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EX of alkylating agent

A

Cyclophosphamide

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2
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Cells with ____ are resistant to cyclophosphamide

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High ALDH

*** hematopoietic and intestinal cells have high levels so this drug has low toxicity compare to other alkylating agents

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3
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Resistance to alkylating agents (3)

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  • High levels of GSH
  • removal of alkyl group
  • cross link repair
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4
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Toxicity of alkylating agents (5)

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  • hematopoietic
  • GI
  • Gonadal
  • Alopecia
  • Carcinogenesis
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5
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Cisplatin and analogues

A

Crosslink DNA

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6
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Pt compounds resistance (5)

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  • Reduced accumulation
  • inactivation
  • increased DNA repar
  • Increased tolerance for DNA damage
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7
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Cisplatin toxixity

A

nephrotoxivity

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8
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carboplatin toxicity

A

myelosupression

platelet toxicity

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9
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oxaliplatin toxicity

A

sensory neuropathy

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10
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2 EX of antimetabolites

A
  1. Methotrexate

2. 5- fluorouracil

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11
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Methotrexate is a ___, ___ inhibitor of ___

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reversible, competitive

dihydro folate reductase (DHFR)

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12
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MTX is metabolized to

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polyglutamated MTX

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13
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MTX resistance (3)

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  • decreased capacity to make polyglutamated MTX
  • Increased expression of DHFR
  • Mutant DHFR
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14
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DHFR is required for _____ synthesis

A

purine

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15
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5_flurouracil is a ___ analog

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pyrimadine

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16
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5-FU resistance (2)

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  • alterations in target enzyme (TS, causes dTTP depletion)

- Increased levels of TS

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17
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5-FU toxicity

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  • hematological
  • GI
  • alopecia
  • derm problems
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18
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Topoisomerase inhibitors are derived from

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natural products

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19
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Topoisomerase inhibitors inhibit

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DNA relegation to leave DNA breakes

20
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camptothecins

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Topo I and II inhibitors

21
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Anthracyclines

A

Topo II inhibitors (doxorubicin)

22
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Topoisomerase inhibitors resistance (2)

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  • increased drug efflux

- mutations in toposiomerases

23
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Topo drugs toxicity

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  • myelosupression

- secondary malignancies

24
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anthracyclins toxicity

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cardiotoxicity

25
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2 antimicrotubule agents

A
  1. Vinca alkaloids

2. Taxanes

26
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Vinca alkaloids ____ microtubules

27
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Taxanes ___ microtubules

A

de stabilize

28
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Vinca alkaloids resistance (2)

A
  • increased drug efflux

- mutations is tubulin that alter binding

29
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Vinka alkaloids toxicity (2)

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  • NEUROTOXICITY

- myelosuppression

30
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Taxanes resistance (3)

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  • drug efflux
  • mutations in tubulin
  • inhibition of apoptosis
31
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Taxanes toxicity (3)

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  • myelosuppresion
  • peripheral neuropathy
  • alopecia
32
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Tamoxifen

A

ER inhibitor

33
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antiandrogens (2 examples) and action

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  • bicalutamide, flutamide

bind to AR and inhibit function as tf

34
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Steroid receptor resistance

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  • activate recptor by other mechanisms

- mutations in receptor cause drug binding to activate rather than inactivate

35
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mutations in receptor in response to flutamide

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  • activate rather than inhibit
36
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Aromatase inhibitor (1 EX) and action

A

Letrozole

inhibit synthesis of estrogen from androgens

37
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues

A

leuprolide

Inhibit testosterone production

38
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Hormonal agents toxicities

A
  • altered steroid function
39
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Rituximab

A

Anti CD20 used to treat B cell tumors

  • dependent on different stages
40
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Trastuzumab/ Herceptin

A

Anti- Her2 breast cancer

41
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Bevacizumab/ Avastin

A

anti-VEGF colon cancer

42
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Antibody function against cancer (2)

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  • inhibit function of target

- cell mediated toxicity

43
Q

Poster child for kinase inhibitors

A

Imatinib/Glebevec

44
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Imatinib treats

A

CML and GIST

Bcr-ABL translocation

45
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Resistance to imatinib

A

inhibitor insensitive BCR-ABL alleles (alter drug binding)

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