cancer medications Flashcards
1
Q
methotrexate
A
severe cases of psoriasis and RA
2
Q
methotrexate + ________ = prevents bone marrow suppression
A
leucovorin
3
Q
fluorouracil
A
basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, pre-malignant skin lesions
4
Q
asparaginase (Elspar)
A
acute lymphocytic leukemia
5
Q
vincristine/ vinblastine
A
kaposi’s sarcoma, acute leukemia
6
Q
bleomycin
A
AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma, squamous cell carcinoma, leukemia, breast and bone cancer