Chemo Flashcards
Traztuzumab
Her2 over-expressing cancers (also T-DM1)
Rituximab
CD20 expressing B cell malignancies
Panitumumab
EGFR-driven cancers of GI tract, Head and Neck
VEGFR inhibitors
Renal Cell carcinoma
Aromatase inhibtors
Estrogen-driven malignancies
Enzalutamide
PRostate
Proteasome inhibitors for ___
plasma cell dyscrasias (myeloma)
lenalidomide
hematologic malignancies
ibrutinib
CLL and other B cell malignancies
what cancers are considered curable
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (especially pediatric)
Some pediatric Sarcomas*
Germ Cell Tumors*
Aggressive and Intermediate Lymphomas
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (in young persons)
FAS-mediated pathway goes through what caspase
Caspase 8 –> 3
Cisplatin
non-classical alkylator, platinum complex
Inorganic complex
Germ cell tumors, bladder cancer
Carboplatin
Non-classical Alkylator, platinum complex
Inorganic complex
Epithelial malignancies, second-line treatment
of lymphomas
Cyclophosphamide
Alkylator, nitrogen mustard
Small molecule
Breast cancer, lymphomas,
immunosuppression, stem cell mobilization
Doxorubicin
Topoisomerase inhibitor
Small molecule
Breast cancer, lymphomas
5-FU
Antimetabolite, pyrimidine analog
Small molecule
GI cancers
Ibrutinib
t Signal Transduction inhibitor, TKI
small molecule
B-cell malignancies, especially CLL
Imatinib
Signal Transduction inhibitor, TKI
Small molecule
CML, GIST, Ph+ ALL
Leuprolide
Signal Transduction inhibitor, Receptor
super-agonist
Peptide
PRostate and breast cancers
Nivolumab
Immune checkpoint inhibitor, blocking antibody
Monoclonal antibody
Melanoma, Lung cancer, Renal Cell
Carcinoma
Paclitaxel
Anti-tubulin
Small molecule
Epithelial malignancies, especially Breast and
Ovarian
Rituximab
Immune therapy, antibody painting
Monoclonal ab
CD20 expressing B-cell malignancies
Tamoxifen
Signal Transduction inhibitor, Receptor antagonist
small molecule
breast cancer
Trastuzumab
Signal Transduction inhibitor, Receptor antagonist
small molecule
Her-2 over-expressing breast and upper GI cancers
Anastrozole
Signal Transduction inhibitor, ligand reduction
small molecule
breast cancer
bendamustine
alkylator, nitrogen mustard
small molecule
lymphomas
Bortezomib
proteasome inhibitor
small molecule
multiple myeloma, mantle cell lymphoma, waldenstroms
Crizotinib
Signal Transduction inhibitor, TKI
small molecule
Lung cancers with ALK or ROS1 activation, cmet
overexpressing thyroid cancer
Cytarabine arabinoside
Antimetabolite, purine analog
small molecule
AML, second-line lymphoma
Enzalutamide
Signal Transduction inhibitor, Receptor antagonist
small molecule
Prostate
Etoposide
Topoisomerase inhibitor
small molecule
Germ cell tumors, Lymphoma
Gemcitabine
Antimetabolite, pyrimdine analog
small molecule
Pancreas cancer, Bladder cancer, widely used in second-line setting
Methotrexate
Antimetabolite
Small molecule
Many cancers
Panitumumab
Signal transduction inhibitor, Receptor antagonist
Mab
EGFR driven cancers of aerodigestive tract
Pazopanib
signal transduction inhibitor, TKI
small molecule
renal cell cacinoma
temazolamide
non-classical alkylator
small molecule
brain cancer
bleomycin side effect
pulmonary fibrosis