Antineoplastic Drugs Flashcards
Drug Resistance
- Decreased permeation/increased drug efflux via P-glycoprotein transporter (e.g., methotrexate and vincristine)
The Alkylating Agents
- AKA Nitrogen Mustards (CCNS agents)
- Mechlorethamine
- Cyclophosphamide
- Chlorambucil
- Busulfan
- Carmustine
- Cisplatin
- Oxaliplatin
- Carboplatin
Nitrogen Mustards (CCNS agents)
- Alkylating Drugs
- Mechlorethamine
- Cyclophosphamide
- Chlorambucil
Nitrogen Mustards MOA
- Alkylate DNA; inhibit cell division
Nitrogen Mustards Cancer Cell Resistance
- Increased DNA repair
- Decreased drug permeability
- Increased glutathione S-transferase activity (i.e., augments conjugation of alkylating agent)
Nitrogen Mustards Clinical Uses
- Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL)
- Ovarian cancers and solid tumors in children
Cyclophosphamide Toxicity
- Nitrogen Mustard
- Acrolein (cytotoxic metabolite)- hemorrhagic cystitis; blood in the urine- can ultimately lead to kidney failure
Alkyl Sulfonates
- Alkylating Drugs
- Busulfan
Alkyl Sulfonates Clinical Uses
- Busulfan
- Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
*can treat but bone marrow transplant the only cure
Alkyl Sulfonates MOA
- Alkylate DNA; inhibit cell division
Busulfan Adverse Effects
- Sulfonate alkylator
- Decreases mainly granulocytes; pulmonary fibrosis, skin pigmentation
Nitrosoureas (CCNS agents)
- Alkylating Agents
- Carmustine
Nitrosoureas (CCNS agents) Clinical Uses
- Carmustine
- Hodgkin’s and NHL, brain cancer
Nitrosoureas MOA
- Carmustine
- Alkylate DNA (guanine)- inhibit cell division
Metal Salt (CCNS agents)
- Alkylating Drugs
- Cisplatin
- Oxaliplatin
- Carboplatin
Metal Salts Clinical Uses
- Wide use solid tumors; lung/testicular/ovarian/breast
- Oxaliplatin- colorectal and pancreatic cancer
Metal Salts MOA
- Intra strand cross-linking of double-stranded DNA
Cisplatin Adverse Effects
- Metal salt; platinum analog
- Dose-limiting nephrotoxicity (renal tubular damage); use hydration/diuretics (mannitol); amifostine
Cytotoxic Antibiotics
- Anthracyclines (CCNS agents)
*Doxorubicin hydrochloride
*Daunorubicin
*Mitoxantrone
*Idarubicin
- Bleomycins (CCS agents)
*Bleomycin sulfate
Doxorubicin Clinical Uses
- Cytotoxic antibiotics
- Widely used lymphomas, leukemias, and many solid tumors (e.g., osteosarcomas, lung/testicular/ovarian/breast cancers), use w/ other anti-cancer agents (e.g., cyclophosphamide, cisplatin and 5-FU).
Doxorubicin MOA
- Cytotoxic antibiotic
- DNA intercalation, inhibits topoisomerase II, binds Fe DNA to form free radicals to cause DNA strand scissions
Coxorubicin Toxicity
- Cytotoxic antibiotic
- Causes congestive heart failure (CHF) w/ long-term use (>3wks.), use Fe chelator (Dexrazone) to reduce cardiotoxicity
Bleomycin Sulfate Clinical Uses
- Cytotoxic antibiotic
- Head/neck, testicular, cervix, esophagus, lung, Hodgkin’s/NHL
Bleomycin Sulfate MOA
- Cytotoxic antibiotic
- Glycopeptide antibiotic intercalator
- Binds Fe DNA to form free radicals that cause DNA strand breaks, aka scissions
Common Toxicities of Alkylating and Antibiotic Drugs
- Myelosuppression
*anemia
*infection
*bleeding
- Nausea, vomiting, GI ulceration and inflammation
- Skin and mucocutaneous ulceration
- Alopecia
- Secondary neoplasia
- Teratogenic and carcinogenic effects
Antimetabolites
- Folate antagonist (CCS agents)
*methotrexate
- Purine analogues (CCS agents)
*mercaptopurine
- Pyrimidine analogues (CCS agents)
*fluorouracil (5-FU)
*cytarabine
*gemcitabine
Methotrexate MOA
- Antimetabolite
- Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibition (i.e., folic acid antagonist)
Methotrexate Drug Resistance
- Antimetabolite
- Increased P-glycoprotein transporter in cancer cells leads to resistance
- Decreased drug transport, polyglutamate formation, DHFR affinity and increased DHFR protein, P170 glycoprotein transporter
Methotrexate Clinical Uses
- Antimetabolite
- Wide use: ALL, NHL, choriocarcinoma, solid tumors; also rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, organ transplantation
Mercaptopurine MOA
- Antimetabolite
- Inhibits DNA synthesis via inhibition of purines (i.e. adenosine and guanine)