CANCER DRUGS

Question 1

What drugs cause neuropathy?

Answer 1

taxanes, platinum (oxaliplatin), vinca alkaloids

Question 2

What drugs cause cardiac toxicities?

Answer 2

anthracyclines (doxorubicin)

D around your heart

Question 3

What causes hand-foot syndrome?

Answer 3

5FU/capecitabine (FUCK YOUR CAPACITY AND PUT YOUR HAND IN YOUR MOUTH)

Question 4

What causes nephrotoxicity?

Answer 4

cisplatin (cisplat your kidneys dude)

Question 5

What causes diarrhea?

Answer 5

5FU, irinotecan (FUCK YOUR DIARRHEA, IRINO U CAN DO IT)

Question 6

Rituximab

Answer 6

Anti CD20 used in B cell lymphoma. (second line therapy in ITP and AIHA and TTP)

Question 7

Traztuzumab

Answer 7

Breast cancer anti HER-2, cardiac toxicity

Question 8

Bevacizumab

Answer 8

Anti VEGF-r, metastatic colon and non-small cell lung cancer, thrombosis, bleeding, TTP

Question 9

Cetuximab

Answer 9

Anti EGFR metastatic colon and squamous head and neck, diarrhea/rash

Question 10

Imantinib (Gleevec)

Answer 10

BCR-ABL TK (CML), C-Kit GIST

Edema, cramps, rash