Anticancer - Antitumor ABX Flashcards
What are the Antitumor ABX
Bleomycin
Doxorubicin
Daunorubicin
Dactinomycin
What are the Anthracyclines
Doxorubicin
Daunorubicin
Where does Bleomycin act
G2
What inactivates Bleomycin
Bleomycin hydrolase
Where is Bleomycin eliminated
Kidney
Which drugs spare BM
Bleomycin
Vincristine
How does Bleomycin work
Reduce Fe to generate ROS
Free radical induced strand breakage
What is Bleomycin given for
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Testicular CA
Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Bleomycin AE (low hydrolase activity)
Pneumonitis, Pulm fibrosis
Skin rxns, Raynaud’s
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
How do Anthracyclines work
Inhibit Topo II
Form ROS
Alter membrane fluidity
What are Anthracyclines given for
Broad spectrum cancer
What are the main Anthracycline AE
Cardiotoxicity
Erythema at site of previous radiation
How do you reduce Cardiotox with Anthracyclines
Dexrazoxane
How does Dexrazoxane work
Fe chelator
Reduces ROS
What are the other Anthracycline AE
Myelosuppression
N/V, alopecia, mucositis
Blisters