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Cisplatin; Carboplatin - Tx

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Chemo for advanced metastatic bladder cancer (use MVAC)

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Cisplatin; Carboplatin - MOA

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Displacement of Cl by water activates –> crosslinks DNA by binding guanines to prevent replication; drug-DNA complex attracts HMG-1 (high mobility group-1) repair proteins which become irreversibly bound –> prevents effective repair and leads to apoptosis

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Does activation occur more slowly in cisplatin or carboplatin?

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Carboplatin

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Cisplatin; Carboplatin - MOR (2)

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1) . Increased nucleotide excision repair protein;

2) . loss of function of mismatch repair (HMG-1)

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Cisplatin; Carboplatin - Tox and how to minimize them (4)

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  1. Nephrotoxicity (minimized w/ hydration/saline diuresis)
  2. Ototoxicity
  3. Marked nausea/vomiting (given w/ anti-emetic)
  4. Myelosuppression (Carboplatin only)
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What is MVAC combo?

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Methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, cisplatin

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Which is generally less toxic: carboplatin or cisplatin?

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Carboplatin

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Which is used for pts w/renal dysfunction: carboplatin or cisplatin? (+1 more drug)

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Carboplatin in combo w/paclitaxel

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What is used w/cisplatin to minimize renal damage?

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Hydration/saline diuresis

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Doxorubicin; Mitoxantrone - Tx

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Chemotherapy - Hormone Refractory/metastatic prostate cancer

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Doxorubicin; Mitoxantrone - MOA

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Intercalates DNA

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Mitoxantrone - Class; used w/

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Doxorubicin analog (sometimes used w/prednisone)

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Doxorubicin; Mitoxantrone - SE (3)

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Myelosuppression, cardiac toxicity, mucositis

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Doxorubicin; Mitoxantrone - C/I

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Cardiac disease

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Which has less cardiotoxicity: doxorubicin or mitoxantrone?

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Mitoxantrone

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Paclitaxel; Docetaxel - Tx; used w/

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Chemotherapy - Hormone refractory prostate cancer; docetaxel used in combo w/estramustine

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Paclitaxel; Docetaxel - MOA

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Antagonizes/blocks microtubule spindle disassembly by inhibiting mitosis by binding to beta-tubulin

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Paclitaxel; Docetaxel - MOR (2)

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  1. Multidrug resistance pumps

2. Beta-tubulin mutations

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Paclitaxel; Docetaxel - Tox (3)

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(1) Neutropenia, (2) peripheral neuropathy, (3) hypersensitivity (can use w/ dexamethasone)

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Flutamide, Bicalutamide, Nilutamide - Tx

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Chemotherapy; hormonal tx of prostate cancer

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Flutamide, Bicalutamide, Nilutamide - Class

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Nonsteroidal Androgen Receptor Antagonists

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Flutamide, Bicalutamide, Nilutamide - MOA

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Inhibit ligand binding of receptor and translocation of the androgen receptor-ligand complex to the nucleus

***Rarely used alone; used in combo w/ GnRH agonist during first few weeks of treatment to prevent excess androgen production

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Flutamide, Bicalutamide, Nilutamide - SE (2)

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  1. Gynecomastia

2. Mild hepatic toxicity

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Which is more potent of the nonsteroidal androgen receptor antagonists?

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Bicalutamide/Nilutamide –> orally active, more potent w/ fewer side effects compared to Flutamide

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Cyproterone - Class

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Steroidal androgen receptor antagonist

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Cyproterone - Tx

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Chemo - prostate cancer

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Cyproterone - MOA

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Steroidal androgen receptor antagonist/partial agonist

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Cyproterone - Used w/

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Rarely used alone
Used in combo w/ GnRH agonist (Leuprolide, Goserelin) during first few weeks of treatment to prevent excess androgen production

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Leuprolide, Goserelin - Tx

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Chemo- prostate cancer

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Leuprolide, Goserelin - Class and MOA

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GnRH agonist –> 1st 2-4 wks causes agonism at receptor to exacerbate symptoms via promotion of testosterone production=> eventually downregulate GnRH receptors to decrease LH production and thus androgen production => pharmacological castration ; Altered amino acid sequence-> less degradation and greater affinity for GnRH receptor compared to GnRH

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Leuprolide, Goserelin - SE (5)

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Headache, lightheadedness, nausea, injection site reactions; hypogonadism (pharmacological castration)

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Degarelix - Tx

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Hormonal tx of prostate cancer

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Degarelix - Class/MOA

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GnRH antagonist

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Advantage of Degarelix

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Avoids flare phenomenon of GnRH agonists and is not associated w/systemic allergic rxns

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Abiraterone - Class

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Irreversible inhibitor of 17-hydroxylase and C-17,20-lyase CYP17 activity that blocks testosterone biosynthesis (so inhibitor of steroidogenesis)

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Abiraterone used w/

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Glucocorticoid prednisone b/c abiraterone increases ACTH levels, resulting in mineralocorticoid excess

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Which has greater potency: abiraterone or ketoconazole?

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Abiraterone

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Abiraterone - Tx

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Castration-resistant prostate cancer (as secondary hormone therapy)

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Finasteride - Tx

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Hormonal tx- benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) (as used for male pattern baldness)

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Finasteride - MOA

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Inhibits 5a-reductase-> prevents conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone

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Finasteride - SE (2)

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Impotence, gynecomastia

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Ketoconazole - Tx

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Chemo- prostate cancer (2nd hormone therapy to reduce adrenal androgen synthesis in castration-resistant prostate cancer)

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Ketoconazole - MOA

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Decreases CYP17 (17-hydroxylase) production and inhibits sex steroid synthesis (by both testicular and adrenal steroidogenesis)

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Ketoconazole - SE

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Diarrhea and hepatic enzyme elevations

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Thiotepa - Tx

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Chemo- bladder cancer

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Thiotepa - MOA

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Intravesicular agent; Activated by CytP450 to an alkylator –> crosslinks DNA;

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Thiotepa - SE

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Mild myelosuppression due to some systemic absorption

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Mitomycin - Tx

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Chemo- bladder cancer

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Mitomycin - MOA

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Intravesicular agent

Dual alkylator-> crosslinks DNA @ G and A=> prevents DNA synthesis and repair attempts lead to strand breaks

Requires activation for alkylation

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Mitomycin - MOR (2)

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Decreased activation, efflux pump

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Mitomycin - SE (2)

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Myelosuppression, nephrotoxicity

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Bacillus Calmette-Guerin - Tx

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Chemo- bladder cancer

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Bacillus Calmette-Guerin - MOA

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Intravesicular agent (given intravesicularly)

Live, attenuated Mycobacterium bovis –> induces granulomatous rxn in bladder wall

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Bacillus Calmette-Guerin - SE (6)

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Hypersensitivity, shock, chills, fever, malaise, immune complex disease

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Interleukin-2 (IL-2) - Tx

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Chemo - renal cell carcinoma and melanoma; used in cancers that are refractory to conventional treatment

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Interleukin-2 (IL-2) - MOA

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Stimulate proliferation and activation of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells

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Interleukin-2 (IL-2) - SE (12)

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Hypotension, arrhythmia, peripheral edema, azotemia, increased liver enzymes, anemia, thrombocytopenia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, confusion, fever

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Sunitinib, Sorafenib - Tx

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Renal cell carcinoma

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Sunitinib - MOA

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Inhibitor of receptor tyrosine kinases (VEGF-R2, PDGF-R, others) to reduce proliferation and angiogenesis

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Sorafenib - MOA

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Oral inhibitor of VEGF-R1,2,3 tyrosine kinases within tumor cells to reduce proliferation and angiogenesis

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Sunitinib, Sorafenib - SE (6)

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bleeding, HTN, proteinuria, thromboemboli, intestinal perforation, myelosuppression

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Bevacizumab (Avastatin) - Tx

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Renal cell carcinoma

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Bevacizumab (Avastatin) - MOA

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Humanized monoclonal Ab against VEGF –> inhibits interaction with VEGF receptors (VEGF-Trap) => inhibits angiogenesis in tumors

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Bevacizumab (Avastatin) - SE/Toxicity (7)

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Severe HTN, proteinuria, CHF, hemorrhage, stroke, MI, gastric perforation

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Pazopanib - Tx

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Renal cell carcinoma

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Pazopanib - MOA

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Inhibits the tyrosine kinase activity of VEGFR-2; inhibitor of angiogenesis

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Which 3 drugs inhibit tyrosine kinase activity of VEGFR-2?

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Pazopanib, sorafenib and sunitinib

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Temsirolimus (metabolized to sirolimus), Everolimus (Rapamycin) - MOA

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Normally: mTOR forms the mTORC1 complex with a member of the FK506-binding protein family, FKBP12. Among other actions, mTORC1 phosphorylates S6 kinase and also relieves the inhibitory effect of 4EBP on initiation factor elf-4E, thereby promoting protein synthesis and metabolism.

MOA: The antitumor actions of the Rapamycins result from their binding to FKBP12 and inhibition of mTORC1.

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Temsirolimus (metabolized to sirolimus), Everolimus (Rapamycin) - Effects

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Sirolimus, temsirolimus (metabolized to sirolimus) or everolimus (Rapamycins) have immunosuppressive effects, inhibit cell-cycle progression and angiogenesis, and promote apoptosis.

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Temsirolimus (metabolized to sirolimus), Everolimus (Rapamycin) - Class/Tx

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mTOR Inhibitors: Rapamycin Analogs

Post-transplant immunosuppression; renal cancer (including intermediate, advanced, and poor prognosis)

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mTOR stands for?

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Mammalian target of rapamycin, or mTOR, an effector PI3 kinase signaling

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What is rapamycin?

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Sirolimus; a fungal fermentation product that inhibits the proper functioning of a serine/threonine protein kinase in mammalian cells

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Temsirolimus (metabolized to sirolimus), Everolimus (Rapamycin) - SE (8)

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Mild maculopapular rash, mucositis, anemia, and fatigue, leukopenia or thrombocytopenia (reversed w/discontinuation of drug), hyperglycemia, and hypertriglyceridemia

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