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Antineoplastic agents II Flashcards

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what class of antimetabolite are 6-TG and 6-MP? what is the mechanism of action?

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  1. purine analog
  2. inhibit purine synthesis - reduces RNA and DNA precursors
  3. incorporate into DNA
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which enzyme activates 6-TG and 6-MP? what are the activation products?

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  1. hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribyl transferase (HGPRT)

2. thio-IMP and thio-GMP

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what is the mechanism of resistance for 6-TG and 6-MP?

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decreased activity of HGPRT

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which enzyme inactivates 6-TG and 6-MP?

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thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT)

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what class of antimetabolite is fludarabine? what is the mechanism of action?

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  1. purine analog
  2. incorporated into DNA and RNA
  3. inhibits DNA polymerase and ribonucleotide reductase
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which enzyme is necessary to activate fludarabine?

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deoxycytidine kinase

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what class of antimetabolite is cladribine? what is the mechanism of action?

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  1. purine analog
  2. incorporated into DNA
  3. causes strand breaks
  4. inhibits ribonucleotide reductase (lowers precursor pool)
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which type of cancer is cladribine commonly used for?

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hairy cell leukemia

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which enzyme is necessary to activate cladribine?

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deoxycytidine kinase

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what is the most nucleophilic group in the DNA backbone?

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7-nitrogen group on guanine

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what class of drug is cyclophosphamide? what is the MOA?

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  1. classical alkylating agent

2. causes DNA cross linking and strand breakage

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what is an important side effect of cyclophosphamide? why?

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  1. hemorrhagic cystitis

2. active form can convert to acrolein (toxic to bladder cells)

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coadministration of which drug can inactivate acrolein and mitigate the side effects of cyclophosphamide?

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mesna

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why is carmustine a good agent for brain tumors?

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very lipophilic - can cross BBB

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what class of drug is carmustine? what is the MOA?

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  1. classical alkylating agent

2. causes DNA cross linking and strand breakage

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what are the general adverse effects of alkylating agents?

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  1. mutagenic
  2. teratogenic
  3. myelosuppressive
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what are the mechanisms of resistance for alkylating agents?

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  1. inactivation by glutathione
  2. reduced uptake
  3. accelerated DNA repair
  4. increased expression of MGMT (removes alkyl groups from guanine before cross links occur)
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what are the non-classical alkylating agents?

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  1. cisplatin
  2. carboplatin
  3. oxaliplatin
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what is the MOA of the non-classical alkylating agents?

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target nucleophilic center (guanine N7)

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what are the differences in side effects between cisplatin and carboplatin?

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  1. carboplatin - less nausea (dose limiting toxicity is myelosuppression)
  2. cisplatin - peripheral neuropathy and neurotoxicity
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what class of drug are vinblastine and vincristine? what is the MOA?

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  1. antimicrotubule

2. inhibit polymerization of tubulin (microtubules) - improper segregation of chromosomes in mitosis

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what are the adverse effects of vincristine?

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mostly neurological - numbness, tingling in extremities, motor weakness

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what are the adverse effects of vinblastine?

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mostly myelosuppression

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what class of drug is paclitaxel? what is the MOA?

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  1. antimicrotubule

2. prevents depolymerization of microtubules - arrests cells in mitosis

25
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what are the main adverse effects of paclitaxel?

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  1. peripheral neuropathy

2. hypersensitivity

26
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paclitaxel is used with which drug to reduce myelosuppression?

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filgrastim (GCSF)

27
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what are the topoisomerase I inhibitors?

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  1. irinotecan

2. topotecan

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what is the topoisomerase II inhibitor?

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what class of drug is doxorubicin? what is the MOA?

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  1. antracycyline antibiotic
  2. intercalates with DNA, inhibits DNA polymerase
  3. inhibits topoisomerase II
  4. binds iron and generates free radicals - kills by DNA and protein damage
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what is the important adverse effect of doxorubicin? why?

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  1. irreversible cardiomyopathy

2. iron-generated free radical damage

31
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coadministration of which drug mitigates the toxicity of doxorubicin?

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dexrazoxane (iron chelator)

32
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what is the MOA of bleomycin?

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binds to DNA - causes single and double strand breaks

33
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what is an advantage of bleomycin?

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minimally myelosuppressive and immunosuppressive

34
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what is the dose limiting toxicity of bleomycin?

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pulmonary toxicity

35
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bleomycin causes cells to arrest in which phase?

36
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the majority of cytotoxic agents induce what major adverse effect?

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myelosuppression

37
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what is the MOA of tamoxifen?

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  1. competitively binds estrogen receptor

2. reduces growth of estrogen dependent breast cancers

38
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what class of drug is anastrazole? what is the MOA?

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  1. aromatase inhibitor (inhibits conversion of testosterone to estrogen)
  2. lowers estrogen levels in post-menopausal women
39
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what class of drug is flutamide? what is the MOA?

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  1. androgen receptor antagonist

2. prevent dihydrotestosterone from binding to androgen receptors - for prostate cancer

40
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what class of drug is leuprolide? what is the MOA?

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  1. GnRH agonist

2. desensitizes gonadotropin receptors over the long run, decreases LH and FSH levels and thus testosterone levels

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what class of drug is trastuzamab (herceptin)? what is the MOA?

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  1. inhibitor of kinase signal transduction

2. monoclonal Ab that binds HER-2 receptor - prevents it from signaling

42
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what class of drug is cetuximab? what is the MOA?

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  1. inhibitor of kinase signal transduction

2. monoclonal Ab that binds EGFR receptor - prevents it from signaling

43
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what is the drug of choice for breast cancers with amplified HER-2?

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trastuximab (herceptin)

44
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what is the main toxicity for trastuximab (herceptin)?

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cardiotoxic

45
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cetuximab is used for what types of tumors?

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colorectal

46
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activation of what protein precludes the use of cetuximab?

47
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bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody directed against what growth factor?

48
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what is the MOA of lapatinib?

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inhibits both EGFR and HER-2 kinase activity

49
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what drug can be used to treat breast cancers that are HER-2 amplified but resistant to trastuzamab?

50
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what is the MOA of erlotinib?

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  1. EGFR inhibitor

2. ATP competitive inhibitor

51
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what type of cancer is imatinib used for? what is the MOA?

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  1. CML

2. inhibits BCR-ABL fusion protein from Philadelphia chromosome - inhibits tyrosine kinase activity

52
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what type of cancer is asparaginase used for? what is the MOA?

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  1. ALL
  2. causes degradation of L-asparagine to L-aspartate
  3. selective starvation of asparagine
  4. occurs in serum
53
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what is a unique adverse effect specific to asparaginase?

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hypersensitivity

54
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bortezomib is what class of drug? what is the MOA?

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  1. proteasome inhibitor

2. elevates p53 levels

55
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what is the unique adverse effect of bortezomib?

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peripheral neuropathy

56
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temsirolimus is used to treat what type of cancer? what is the MOA?

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  1. renal cell carcinoma

2. inhibits mTOR - reduces protein translation, inhibits cell cycle, promotes apoptosis

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