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Cancer Drugs MOAs and AEs Flashcards

1
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Carboplatin/Cisplatin

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Forms DNA intrastrand crosslinks and adducts

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Cyclophosphamide/Ifosfamide

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Pro-drug of active alkylating moiety

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Docetaxel/Paclitaxel

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Microtubule stabilizer inhibiting depolymerization

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Doxorubicin

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Intercalator, free radical generator, too II inhibitor

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Etoposide, VP-16

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DNA-topo II complex stabilizer

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Gemcitabine

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DNA polymerase inhibitor via incorporation of triphosphate form during DNA synthesis

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Irinotecan/Topotecan

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DNA-topo I complex stabilizer

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8
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Pemetrexad

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DHFR Inhibitor

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Vincristine/Vinorelbine

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Microtubule inhibitor; tubules disintegrate into spiral aggregates/ protofilaments

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10
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Which is more toxic, Cisplatin or Carboplatin?

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Cisplatin

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Toxicities of Carboplatin/Cisplatin?

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  • **Nephro and ototoxicity (dose-limiting toxicity)

- peripheral neuropathy (more in cisplatin- numbness in distal extremities)

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12
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What drug is often given with Carboplatin/Cisplatin to prevent nephrotoxicity?

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Amifostine

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AEs of Cyclophosphamide /Ifosfamide

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Hemorrhagic cystitis from acrolein

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AEs of Docetaxel/Paclitaxel

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  • hypersensitivity
  • diarrhea
  • mucositis
  • peripheral neuropathy
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AEs of Doxorubicin?

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  • red-orange urine
  • chronic cardiomyopathy and CHF from free radicals
  • cardiac arryhthmias
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16
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How are the CV AEs of Doxorubicin avoided?

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Dexrazoxane

17
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AEs of Etoposide, VP-16

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  • hypotension
  • hypersensitivity
  • N/V
18
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AEs of Gemcitabine?

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  • interstitial pneumonitis
  • mucositis
  • diarrhea
19
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AEs of Irinotecan/Topotecan?

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  • asthenia

- N/V

20
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AEs of Pemetrexed?

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  • hepatic fibrosis
  • pneumonitis
  • mucositis
  • diarrhea
21
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What drug is given to prevent the toxicities of Pemetrexed?

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Leucovorin

22
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AEs of Vinblastine/Vinorelbine?

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  • SIADH with vincristine
  • constipation
  • peripheral neuropathy
23
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Two other drugs associated with peripheral neuropathy?

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bortezomib and thalidomide

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