Chemo II Alkylating Agents Flashcards

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Bischloroethylamines- Available Drugs

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CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
Nitrogen Mustard
Chlorambucil
Melphalan
IFOSFAMIDE
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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Bischloroethylamines- Mech of Action

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must be activated by P-450- activated form is phosphoramide mustard

PHOSPHORAMIDE AMUSTARD BIFUNCTIONALLY ALKYLATED THE N7 POSITION OF GUANINE AND FORMS INTERSTRAND AND INTRASTRAND CROSSLINKS

Target= DNA

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Bischloroethylamines- Cell Cycle Specificity

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No

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Cyclophosphamide- Kinetics

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metabolites excreted in urine

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Cyclophosphamide- Clinical Use

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breast cancer
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

help prevent hemorrhagic cystitis by early morning administration, drinking lots of water, and use of Mesna ( a uroprotective agent)

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Cyclophosphamide, Nitrogen Mustard, Chlorambucil, Melphalan- Toxicities

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MYELOSUPPRESSION= LIMITING
nausea
vomiting 
hair loss
hemorrhagic cystitis

can produce a defect in free water clearance that can lead to hyponatremia

INCREASED CHANCE OF LEUKEMIA

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Bischloroethylamines- Resistance

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enhanced cellular capacity for DNA repair

increased cellular concentrations of glutathione

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Nitrogen Mustard- Clinical Use

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Hodgkin’s Disease

Vesicant- extravasation leads to severe tissue damage

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Chlorambucil, Melphalan- Clinical Use

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chronic lymphocytic leukemia

multiple myeloma

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Ifosfamide- Kinetics

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excreted via urine

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Ifosfamide- Toxicities

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URINARY TRACT TOXICITY= LIMITING
milder myelosuppression
lethargy
confusion
nausea
vomiting
hair loss

commonly causes hemorrhagic cystitis

DUE TO PROPENSITY FOR HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS IT IS ALWAYS COADMINISTERED WITH MESNA

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Nitrosoureas- Available Drugs

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BCNU (Bischoloroethylnitrosourea)
CCNU
Streptozotocin

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Nitrosoureas- Mech of Action

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non-enzymatic decomposition to active moieties

BIFUNCTIONAL ALKYLATION OF DNA AT N7 AND O6 OF GUANINE AND FORMS INTERSTRAND AND INTRASTRAND CROSSLINKS

target= DNA

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Nitrosoureas- Cell Cycle Specificity

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No

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Nitrosoureas- Kinetics

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LIPOPHILIC- CROSSES BBB

unstable in solution and rapidly cleared from plasma

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Nitrosoureas- Resistance

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enhanced DNA repair capacity

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BCNU (bischloroethylnitrosourea)- Clinical Use

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BRAIN TUMORS

administered every 8 weeks IV

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BCNU (bischloroethylnitrosourea)- Toxicities

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MYELOSUPPRESSION (DOESN’T APPEAR UNTIL 4-6 WEEKS AFTER ADMINISTRATION)- LIMITING

CUMULATIVE PULMONARY TOXICITY

nausea, vomiting, hair loss

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Streptozotocin- Clinical Use

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pancreatic islet cell tumors

monofunctional

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Streptozotocin- Toxicities

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no myelosuppression

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Platinum Compounds- Available Drugs

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Cisplatin (Cis-diaminedichloroplatinum)
Carboplatin
Oxaliplatin

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Platinum Compounds- Mech of Action

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Activated by aquation in the presence of low Cl concentration

BIFUNCTIONAL ALKYLATION OF DNA AT N7 OF GUANINE AND ADENINE AND FORMS INTERSTRAND AND INTRASTRAND CROSSLINKS

target= DNA

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Platinum Compounds- Cell Cycle Specificity

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No

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Bifunctional Alkylating Agents- Platinum Compounds- Resistance

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enhanced cellular capacity for DNA repair

increased cellular concentrations of glutathione

cross resistance between drugs

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Cisplatin (Cis-diaminedichloroplatinum)- Toxicities

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RENAL TOXICITY (CAN PROTECT WITH SALINE/MANNITOL DIURESIS- CHLORURESIS PROTECTS TEH KIDNEY), REDUCE DOSE IN KIDNEY FAILURE- LIMITING

PTS W/ CARDIAC PROBLEMS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TOLERATE THE DRUG WITH THE REQUIRED EXTRA HYDRATION- LIMITING

Intense nausea and vomiting
myelosuppression 
hypomagnesemia 
peripheral neuropathy 
8th cranial nerve damage
allergy
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Cisplatin (Cis-diaminedichloroplatinum)- Kinetics

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Highly protein bound
Excretion by kidney

time to peak function is based on rate of aquation, = 6h

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Carboplatin- Clinical Use

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TESTICULAR, OVARIAN, LUNG CANCER

Bladder, head, neck cancer

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Oxaliplatin- Toxicities

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NEUROTOXICITY-LIMITING- COLD INDUCED, CUMULATIVE, MAY RESOLVE SOMEWHAT AFTER STOPPING DRUG

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Carboplatin- Kinetics

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DOSE IS CALCULATED BY AUC

time to peak function is based on rate of aquation, = 12h

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Plant Alkyloids- Spindle Poisons- Mech of Action

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BINDS DIMERIC FORM OF TUBULIN AND PREVENTS POLYMERIZATION OF TUBULIN AND THUS MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY CAUSING DISSOLUTION OF MITOTIC SPINDLE

target= tubulin

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Carboplatin- Toxicities

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LIMITING - MYELOSUPPRESSION

NOT RENAL TOXIC / DOES NOT REQUIRE EXTRA HYDRATION –> ALTERNATIVE TO CISPLATIN IN ORGAN DYSFUNCTION.

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Oxaliplatin- Clinical Use

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GI MALIGNANCIES, ESPECIALLY COLORECTAL CANCER

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Plant Alkyloids- Spindle Poisons- Resistance

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P-glycoprotien efflux pump (MDR)

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Plant Alkyloids- Spindle Poisons- Available Drugs

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Vincristine
Vinblastine
Vinorelbine

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Vincristine- Clinical Use

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LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA
lymphoma
Hodgkin’s disease

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Plant Alkyloids- Spindle Poisons- Cell Cycle Specificity

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M PHASE SPECIFIC

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Vinblastine- Toxicities

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MYELOSUPPRESSION- LIMITING

No neurotoxicity

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Vincristine- Kinetics

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EXCRETION IN BILE- PTS WITH ELEVATED BILIRUBIN REQUIRE DOSE ADJUSTMENT

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Paclitaxel (Taxol)- Kinetics

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Tightly bound to protein

Biliary excretion

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Vincristine- Toxicities

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SENSORY AND AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHIES
STIMULATION OF ADH RELEASE MAY CAUSE HYPONATREMIA

NO MYELOSUPPRESSION
little hair loss, nausea, and vomiting

do not exceed a single dose of >2mg= increased chance of neuropathies

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Plant Alkyloids- Tubulin Disassembly Inhibitors- Cell Cycle Specificity

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M PHASE SPECIFIC

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Vinorelbine- Clinical Use

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LUNG AND BREAST CANCER

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Paclitaxel (Taxol)- Toxicities

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MYELOSUPPRESSION- LIMITING
nausea
vomiting
stomatitis
peripheral sensory neuropathy

must be premedicated with steroids, diphenhydramine, and an H2 blocker to reduce chance of allergic reaction

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Plant Alkyloids- Tubulin Disassembly Inhibitors- Available Drugs

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PACLITAXEL (TAXOL)

DOCETAXOL

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Plant Alkyloids- Tubulin Disassembly Inhibitors- Mech of Action

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PREVENT TUBULIN DISASSEMBLY

Target= Tubulin

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Plant Alkyloids- Podophyllotoxin- Available Drugs

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Etoposide (VP-16)

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Plant Alkyloids- Tubulin Disassembly Inhibitors- Resistance

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tubulin mutations

MDR

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Docetaxol- Clinical Use

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PROSTATE CANCER

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Paclitaxel (Taxol)- Clinical Use

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OVARIAN CANCER

NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

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Etoposide (VP-16)- Kinetics

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excretion in kidney and bile, thus reduce dose in kidney or hepatic problems

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Etoposide (VP-16)- Mech of Action

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COMPLEX OF DRUG, DNA, AND TOPOISOMERASE II PRODUCES DNA STRAND BREAKAGE

target= Topoisomerase II

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Etoposide (VP-16)- Toxicities

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LIMITING- MYELOSUPPRESSION

CAN INCREASE CHANCE OF LEUKEMIA

nausea
vomiting
hair loss
high rates of infusion associated with chest pain and hypotension

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Etoposide (VP-16)- Cell Cycle Specificity

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LATE S-G2 PHASE BLOCK

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Cisplatin- Clinical Use

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TESTICULAR, OVARIAN, LUNG CANCER

Bladder, head, neck cancer

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Etoposide (VP-16)- Clinical Use

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TESTICULAR CANCER
SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
LYMPHOMAS

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Etoposide (VP-16)- Resistance

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Enhanced DNA repair
TOPO II mutations
MDR

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MESNA

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DIMERIZES IN BLOOD AND IS INACTIVE

IN URINE IT BECOMES A MONOMER AND BINDS ALKYLATING AGENT METABOLITES

PREVENTS SIDE EFFECTS (HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS) IN HIGH DOSE ALKYLATING AGENTS

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Vinblastine- Clinical Use

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LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA
lymphoma
Hodgkin’s disease

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Vinblastine- Kinetics

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EXCRETION IN BILE- PTS WITH ELEVATED BILIRUBIN REQUIRE DOSE ADJUSTMENT