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Cancer Biologic Drugs Flashcards

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Aside from Hypersensitivity and Increased LFTs, Name 2 Adverse effects of Cetuximab

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  1. Acneiform Eruption (red paps in sebaceous areas)
  2. Hypomagnesia
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Considering that B-RAF mutations commonly result in Melanoma, it makes sense to use a Vengeful drug such as _______.

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Vemurafenib

“V for Vemura” (V for vendetta)

“Wrathful Vengenace= RAF-ful Vengange”

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Key MOA Difference of 1. Nivolumab and 2. Atezolizumab

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  1. Nivo targets T-cells’ PD-L1
  2. Atezo targets Tumors’ PDL-1
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Name the two main PD-1 Binding Drugs

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  1. Nivolumab
  2. Atezolizumab
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Ironically, the Vengeful Vemurafenib’s main adverse effect is

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OTHER SKIN CANCERS

(cutaneous squam or keratocanthomas)

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Two main drugs to treat NSCLC. One is against EGF-R, the other inhibits ALK.

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  1. Erlotinib
  2. Crizotinib
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Crizotinib is used for NSCLC, but ONLY if there a mutation in ______ or ______, which makes sense because it inhibits both of these guys.

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  • ALK
  • ROS 1
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Rituximab 3 indications

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  1. CLL
  2. Diffuse B-Cell Lymphoma
  3. Follicular Lymphoma
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ATRA binds mutated Retinoic acid receptor to drive differentation of ____ cells

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Promyelocytic

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Rituximab MOA

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  • Target CD20 on B cells
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B-RAF is an ____ with activating mutations seen in melanoma and other cancers

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Oncogene

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Imatinib Reks Gastrointestinal Stromal Turmors (GIST) by binding ______.

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C-Kit

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ATRA stands for __________ and is used to teat Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APmL)

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All-Trans Retinoic Acid “The APL contains Retinoic acid”

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Main Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor drug that treats CML and GIST?

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Imatinib

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Cetuixmab treat which 2 main thirsty cancers?

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  • Colorectal
  • Head & Neck
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If you take imatinib, you should avoid grapefruit, but CYP_____ metabolizes it

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3A4

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” V for Vemurafenib” treats Melanoma by inhibiting mutated _____,, specifically the V600E mutation

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BRAF

“Wrathful Vengence”

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Trastuzumab binds to _______ tyrosine kinase and prompts immune-mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity.

“Trash-Tuzumab”

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HER-2

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You might think you’re in love with Trastuzumab, but it might be the ______ that occurs as its main side-effect

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Cardiomyopathy

20
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Tumors can bind on ________ Receptors on T-Cells to shut them down.

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PD-1

21
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What teratogenic drug treats both Multiple Myeloma and Non-Hodg Lymphoma?

A

Lenalidomide

22
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Imatinib smacks CML and by binding to the cataylitc cleft of _____ on the ______ Chimeric Fusion. This is great, because you don’t want it to be constituitvely active anymore.

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  • ABL
  • BCR-ABL
23
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Lenalidomide treats both _____ and _____

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  • MM
  • NHGL
24
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Blake Bortezomib 2 Adverse Side Effects

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  1. Neuropathy ( QB stocking Glove)
  2. Myelosuppresion (WBC, RBC, Platelet)
25
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Nivolumab and Atezolizumab MOA to treat cancer

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Block the T-cell Sleeper, PDL1

26
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Aside found wound healing probs, GI perforation, and Proteinuria, what 3 Adverse effects do you expect with Bloody Bevacizumab

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  • Cardiac (HTN)
  • Arterial Thrombotic Events (TIA, Stroke, Etc.)
  • Pulm Hemorrhage
27
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Cetuximab and Erlotinib both target ______, but treat different diseases

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EGF-R

28
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Aside from Lenalidomide, ______ is a proteosome inhibitor that can also tackle Multiple Myeloma as fast as a Jaguar.

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Bortezomib

“Blake Bortles”

29
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Ready, ______ Goes the extra mile to tag Extracellular Epidermal Growth Factor’s Receptor (EGF-R) while drinking a glass of ______, which also targets (EGF-R).

[Name the 2 Drugs that target EGF-R]

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  • Cetuximab

“Ready, SET-uximab Go”

  • Erlotinib

“Merlot-inib”

30
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Lenalidomide is thought to treat both MM & NHL by inhibiting the two immuno-products known as ______ and ______

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  • TNF-Alpha
  • IL-10
31
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Main anti B-cell CD20 targeting drug is called _______

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Rituximab

32
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Aside from Fatigue, rashes, and MSK probs, name 3 key adverse effects of the PDL-1 (tumor) inhibitor Atezolizumab

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  1. Pneumonitis
  2. Colitis
  3. Hepatitis
33
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In regards to Nivolumab vs Atezolizumab, Atezo can only treat _____ carcinoma, whereas Nivo treats that and Hodgkin, Melanoma, NSCLC, Renal, and Head/Neck

A

Urothelial

34
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Aside from nausea, vomiting, diahrrhea, cough, and shortness of breath, what key Adverse Reaction will the EGF-R blocker Erlotinib have?

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Aceniform Eruption

35
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To tackle solid tumors, the drug ______ is Anti-VEGF

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Bevacizumab

36
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Key adverse effect of Lenalidomide?

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Teratogenic!

37
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Long Mnemnoic for Crizotinib?

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Crazy Alkaline Rose Tea

“Crizo, ALK, ROS-1”

38
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Bloody Bevacizumab’s MOA to treat Lung, Colon, and breast cancer

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Anti-VEGF Receptor

39
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Blake Bortezomib inhibits that vicious Jaguar bite from ______ _____ to down-regulate over-active NFKB signaling.

A

26-S Proteasome

40
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Aside from avoiding Grapefruit because of CYP3A4, Name 3 Adverse Effects of Imatinib that you should worry about when treating Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML),

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  • Edema (face hands feet)
  • Skin Rash
  • Pancytopenia
41
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Just like Cetuximab, _______ also tags against EGFR-R, and also causes that Acneiform Eruption.

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Erlotinib

“Glass of Erlot-tinib”

42
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ATRA is used to treat ____ ____ ____

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Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

43
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2 Mutations that decrease Cetuximab’s Response

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  1. K-RAS
  2. BRAF
44
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Main drug used to bind HER-2?

(I swear it’s not Garbage, it’s actually pretty good against Breast cancer and GI Cancer.)

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Trastuzumab

“Trash-Tuzumab”

45
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3 Adverse effects from ATRA when treating acute promyelocytic leuk? (Note: This can be reversed via Steroids and Chemo)

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  • Leukocytosis (especially neutros)
  • Capillary Leak Syndrome (pulm edema)
  • Renal Failure
46
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What’s the Craziest Inhibitor of (ALK) Activin Receptor=lke Kinase/ other tyrosine kinase that treats NSCLC?

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Crizotinib

“Crazy-tinib”

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