Cancer Drugs: the cover-your-ass, bare bones version Flashcards
Mechanism for etoposide
Forms complex between topoisomerase II and DNA
Mechanism for busulfan
alkylates DNA
Toxicity for busulfan
pulmonary fibrosis
Mechanism for bleomycin
fragments DNA
Toxicity for bleomycin
pulmonary fibrosis
Mechanism for 6-mercaptopurine
blocks purine synthesis
Metabolism of 6-mercaptopurine is accomplished by:
xanthine oxidase
Mechanism for cisplatin and carboplatin
cross-links DNA
Toxicity for cisplatin, carboplatin (2)
nephrotoxic, ototoxic
Mechanism for cyclophosphamide
Nitrogen mustard, alkylates DNA (electrophile that binds DNA)
Mechanism for methotrexate
Folic acid analog, inhibits dihydrofolate reductase
Mechanism for paclutaxol
Prevents tubulin disassembly
Mechanism for doxyrubicin and danirubicin
Intercalates DNA, produces oxygen free radicals
Toxicity for doxyrubicin and danirubicin
cardiotoxic
Mechanism for nitrosureas
DNA alkylating agents, used in brain cancer