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Anticancer Drugs Flashcards

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What is the Log kill hypothesis.

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Theory that cytotoxic drugs kill fixed percentage of tumor cells not a fixed number. Follow 1st order kinetics.

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What is growth fraction meaning.

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tumors with high turn over

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Name a few cytotoxic agents that are S phase specific.

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  • cytarabine
  • 6-mercaptopurine
  • 6-thioguanine
  • 5-FU
  • methotrexate
  • hydroxyurea
  • irinotecan (blocks topoisomerase I)
  • etoposide (blocks topoisomerase II)
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Name some cytotoxic agents that are non-cell cycle specific.

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  • alkylating agents (cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, procarbazine)
  • antitumor antibiotic (doxorubicin, daunorubicin)
  • nitrosoureas (lomustine, carmustine)
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What are the cytotoxic agents that inhibit the M phase of the cell cycle?

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vinblastine
vincristine
* blocks tubular polymerization

Paclitaxel
(blocks depolymerization of microtubules)

colchicine and griseofulvin also act via this mechanism

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What are the cytotoxic agents that act by inhibiting the G2 phase of the cell cycle?

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Bleomycin (antibiotic)

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7
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What is the MOA of cyclophosphamide?

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alkylating agent basically alkylates DNA by attacking guanine N7 - dysfunctional DNA

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8
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S/E of cyclophosphamide?

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BMS, hemorrhagic cystitis

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9
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Antidote cyclophosphamide toxicity? How does it work?

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mesna which traps the toxic metabolite acrolein and is protective

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10
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Uses for cyclophosphamide?

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really it is used for many conditions including but not limited to non hodgkin lymphoma, ovarian, breast cancer, neuroblastoma

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MOA cisplatin?

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alkylating agent- cross-links DNA strands

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12
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Indications for cisplatin?

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testicular, ovarian, bladder, lung cancer

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13
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S/E of using cisplatin?

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nephrotoxicity; neurotoxicity (deafness)

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14
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What drug would you use to protect the kidneys for the nephrotoxic side effects of using cisplatin?

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amifostine

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15
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What is the MOA procarbazine?

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alkylating agent

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16
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Indication procarbazine?

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Hodgkin

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17
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S/E of procarbazine?

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BMS, leukemogenic

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MOA Doxorubicin?

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Intercalator (meaning it can insert mini grooves in DNA and cause DNA strand breaks), forms free radicals, inhibits topoisomerase

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Indications Doxorubicin?

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Hodgkin, breast, endometrial, lung, and ovarian cancers

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20
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S/E doxorubicin?

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BMS - delayed CHF

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21
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Antidote to cardio toxicity caused by doxorubicin?

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dexrazoxane which is an iron-chelating agent that prevents the formation of free radicals; it is not a free radical “trapper”

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Methotrexate MOA?

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antimetabolite- inhibits DHF reductase (S phase)

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23
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Indications for methotrexate?

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leukemias, lymphomas, breast cancer; rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis

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24
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S/E methotrexate use?

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BMS

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25
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Antidote for methotrexate?

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folinic acid (leucovorin rescue)

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26
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What is the S/E of 5-FU?

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BMS

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27
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MOA Capecitabine?

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pyrimidine antimetabolite (S phase) bio activated to inhibit thymidilate synthetase

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S/E capecitabine?

29
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Indications capecitabine?

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breast, ovarian, head and neck cancer, topical for basal cell cancer and keratoses; colorectal cancer

30
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6-mercaptopurine MOA.

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purine antimetabolite bio activated by HGPR transferase.

31
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Indications for 6-mercaptorpurine.

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acute lymphocytic leukemia; immunosuppression

32
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S/E 6 mercaptopurine.

33
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Bleomycin MOA?

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complexes with Fe and O2 > DNA strand scission

34
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Indications bleomycin?

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Hodgkin, testicular, head, neck, skin cancer

35
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S/E bleomycin

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pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis

36
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VInblastine MOA.

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dec micro tubular polymerization (spindle poison)

37
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Vincristine MOA.

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dec micro tubular polymerization (spindle poison)

38
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Indication vinblastine.

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Hodgkin, testicular cancer, Kaposi

39
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Indication Vincristine.

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Hodkin, leukemias, Wilms

40
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VInblastine S/E?

41
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Vincristine S/E?

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neurotoxicity

42
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MOA All-trans retinoid acid (ATRA)

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differentiating agent, promotes differentiation of promyelocytes

43
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Indication for ATRA?

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acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) M3

44
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S/E of ATRA?

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differentiation syndrome with respiratory distress, pleural and pericardial effusions, CNS symptoms

45
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Target of Imatinib

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BCR-ABL (treats CML, GI stromal tumors GIST)

46
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Cetuximab target?

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ErbB1 (head and neck and colon cancer)

47
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Trastuzumab target?

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ErbB2 (HER2/neu) (breast cancer)

48
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Bevacizumab target?

49
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Sorafenib target?

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RAF kinase

50
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What are the more marrow sparing cytotoxic medications?

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cisplatin, bleomycin, vincristine

51
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Popular nephrotoxic medications cytotoxic?

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cisplatin, methotrexate

52
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Popular cytotoxic medications implicated in pulmonary toxicity?

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bleomycin, busulfan, procarbazine

53
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Popular cardiotoxic cytotoxic meds?

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Doxorubicin, daunorubicin

54
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Popular neurotoxic cytotoxic meds?

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Vincristine, cisplatin

55
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Popular immunosuppressive cytotoxic meds?

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cyclophosphamide, methotrexate

56
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What asparaginase causes what notable side effect?

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pancreatitis

57
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CSF, erythropoietin and thrombopoietin therapy can be supportive in care for cancer in what way?

A

helps to reduce infections and need for antibiotics

58
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Aldesleukin MOA

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IL-2 analog; inc. lymphocyte differential and inc. NKs

59
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Indication aldesleukin?

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used in renal cell cancer and metastatic melanoma

60
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Interleukin 11 indications.

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inc. platelet formation used in thrombocytopenia

61
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Filgrastim MOA

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G-CSF inc. granulocytes

62
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Filgrastim indications?

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marrow recovery

63
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Sargramostim indications.

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inc. granulocytes and macrophages - used for marrow recovery

64
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MOA Sargramostim?

65
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Erythropoeitin indications.

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anemia, especially associated with renal failure

66
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Thrombopoietin indications.

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thrombocytopenia

Kaplan: Anticancer Drugs, Immunopharmacology, and Toxicology (2 decks)

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