Chemotherapeutics Flashcards
Cell cycle specific drug action
Tumor stem cells traversing cell cycle only
Cell cycle non-specific drug action
Tumor stem cells traversing cell cycle and at resting phase (G0)
G0 phase chemotherapeutic agents
Alkylating agents, Antibiotics, Antitumor, Nitrosurea (Lomustine, Carmustine, Cisplatin)
M phase chemotherapeutic agents
Vincristine
Vinblastine
Paclitaxel
G2 phase chemotherapeutic agents
Bleomycin
S phase chemotherapeutic agents
6-thioguanine, 6-mercaptopurine
Cytarabine, Hydroxyurea
Etoposide, Methotrexate
All trans retinoic acid
Acute promyelogenous leukemia
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Methotrexate, Vincristine, ASPARAGINASE, Prednisone
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Cytarabine Rubicin
Breast Carcinoma
Cytotoxic agent, Tamoxifen, Anastrazole, Trastuzamab
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Imatinib, Busulfan, Interferon
Colon Carcinoma
Fluorouracil, Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
ABVD Regimen: Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Vincristine, Dacarbazine + Prednisone
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
CHOP Regimen: Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, Prednisone + Rituximab
Ovarian Carcinoma
Carboplatin + Paclitaxel
Pancreatic Carcinoma
Gemticabine + Erlotinib
Prostate Carcinoma
Ganirelix or
Leuprolide + Flutamide
Lung Carcinoma
Paclitaxel, Bevacizumab, Carboplatin
Testicular Carcinoma
PEB Regimen: Bleomycin, Etoposide, Cisplatin (Platinol)
Cyclophosphamide rescue therapy
MESNA
Methotrexate rescue therapy
Leucovorin / Folinic acid
Doxorubicin rescue therapy
Dexrazoxane
Cisplatin rescue therapy
Amifostine
Side effect of cyclophosphamide
Hemorrhagic cystitis