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Step 1 Pharmacology > Antineoplastics Clinical Uses > Flashcards

Antineoplastics Clinical Uses Flashcards

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MTX

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Cancers: Leukemia, lymphomas, choriocarcinoma, sarcomas

Non-neoplastic: abortion, ectopic pregnancy, RA, psoriasis, IBD

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5-FU

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Colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, basal cell carcinoma (topical)

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Cytarabine

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Leukemias, lymphomas

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6-MP, etc.

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Preventing organ rejection, RA, SLE (azathioprine)

Leukemia, IBD (6-MP, 6-TG)

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Dactinomycin

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Wilms tumor, Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Used for childhood tumors (Children ACT out)

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Doxorubicin (adriamycin)

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solid tumors, leukemias, lymphomas

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Bleomycin

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Testicular cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma

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Cyclophosphamide

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Solid tumors, leukemia, lymphomas, and some brains cancers

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Nitrosoureas

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Brain tumors (GBM)

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Busulfan

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CML. Also used to ablate patient’s bone marrow before bone marrow transplantation.

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Vincristine, vinblastine

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Solid tumors, leukemias, lymphomas.

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Packlitaxel, other taxols

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Ovarian and breast carcinomas

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Cisplatin, carboplatin

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Testicular, bladder, ovary, and lung carcinomas

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Etoposide, teniposide

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Solid tumors (testicular and small cell lung), leukemias, lymphomas

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Irinotecan, topotecan

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Colon cancer (irinotecan); ovarian and small cell lung cancers (topotecan)

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Hydroxyurea

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melanoma, CML, sickle cell diseases (inc. HbF)

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Prednisone

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CLL, non-HOdgkin lymphomas (part of combo chemo therapy). Immunosuppressants (AI diseases)

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Tamoxifen

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Breast cancer tx (tamoxifen only) and prevention. Raloxifene is useful to prevent osteoporosis.

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Trastuzumab (Herceptin)

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HER-2 + breast CA and gastric CA (tras2zumab)

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Imatinib (Gleevec)

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CML, GI stromal tumors

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Rituximab

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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, RA (with MTX), ITP

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Vemurafenib

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Metastatic melanoma

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Bevacizumab

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Solid tumors (colorectal, renal cell carcinoma)

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