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Chemotherapy Flashcards

1
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Whats it called when the primary tumour invades the blood vessel?

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Intravasation

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Whats it called when tumour cells invade out the blood vessles?

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Extravasation

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What ahppens if chemo isnt delivered frequently enough?

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Normal cells are damaged each time but the large intervel allows tumour cell population to actually increase between courses

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4
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By what route are systemic therapies delivereD?

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IV & Oral

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5
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5 phases of mitosis?

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Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
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what are the 5 main types of cytotoxic agents?

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  • Alkylating Agents
  • Anti-metabolites
  • Mitotic Inhibitors
  • Antibiotics
  • “other”
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7
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At what point do antimetabolites act?

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On DNA synthesis

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Where do alkylating agents act?

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On DNA itself

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9
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Where do intercalating agents act?

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On DNA transcription & DNA duplication

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10
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When do spindle poisons act?

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During mitosis, theyre mitotic inhibitors

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How do alkylating agents work?

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  • > alkyl group allows covalent bonds to other molecules
  • > . DNA helix then cross links between & within strands
  • > Seperate strands attach by free guanines at N6
  • > This prevents the strands acting as templates for new DNA formation (impairs replication)
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How do antimetabolites prevent tumor cell division?

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They can be incorporated into new DNA in place of normal nucleosides
Or they may bind irreversibly to viral enzymes

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13
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Name 2 types of anti-mitotic drugs?

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Vinca Alkaloid

Taxanes

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How do vinca Alkaloids inhibit mitosis?

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They arrest metaphase by binding to tubuli & inhibitng microtubule + spindle formation

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How do taxanes inhibit mitosis?

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They promote spindles, preventing their dissasemlby & ‘freeze’ cells at that stage of the cycle??

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What are the 2 types of antimitotic antibiotics?

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Anthracyclines

Non-Anthracyclines

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17
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How do antibiotics inhibit DNA/RNA synthesis?

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By intercalating??

18
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How do antibiotics prevent mitosis via disrupting the dNA chain?

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Produce free radicals which disrupt the DNA chain.

19
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How do antibiotics block DNA replication?

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By Alkylation

20
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What 2 other ways do antitotic antibiotics act?

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Bind to membrane & increase permeabiity to certain ions

MEtal ion chelation results in cytotoxic compound?

21
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In combination chemo why use methods with different action mechanisms?

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To reduce risk of resistance developing

To have increased efficacy (synergistic or additive effect)

22
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In combo chemo why use methods with dissimilar toxicity?

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Allows both to be used to max dose without causing toxicity. E.g. dont use two that both have neurotoxicity

23
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Name some side effects of chemo?

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Mucositis 
Alopecia'
Nausea/vomiting
Sterilit
Myalgia
Neuropathy
Renal failure
Cardiotoxicity
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Diarrhoea
Cystisis
Myelosuppresion
Phlebitis
24
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What is alopecia

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Hair loss

25
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Mucositis?

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Inflammation of mucous membranes

26
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pulmonary fibrosis?

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Lung scarring causes dificulty breathign

27
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Cardiotoxicity?

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Muscle damage to heart

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Cystisis?

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Bladder inflamamtion

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Myalgia?`

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muscle pain

30
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Neuropathy?

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um problems with nerves

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Myelosuppression?

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Supression of cell production in the bone marrow (leukocytes, erythrocytes, thrombocytes)

32
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phlebitis?

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inflammed veins due to clots

33
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CINV?

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Chemotherapy Induced Nausea & Vomiting

34
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Describe hormonal drugs used to treat brest cancer:

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-Anti Oestrogen tamoxifen & aromatase inhibitors used for breast cancer

35
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What kinds of hormonal drugs are used for prostate cancer?

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Anti-androgen drugs (e.g. CPA) used for prostate cancer

36
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Name two targets for targeted cancer drugs?

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EGFR & VEGF

epidermal growth factor receptor & Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

37
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Example of VEGF targeted cancer drug?

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Avastin

38
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Example of EGFR targeted cancer drug?

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Erlotinib

39
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NSCLC?

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Non-small cell lung cancer

40
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Types of immunotherapies?

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CTLA4 inhibitors

PD-1/PDL1 inhibitors

41
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What type of immunotherapies are used for melanoma?

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Ipilimumab (a CTLA4 inhibitor) & Nivolumab (PD-1/PDL1 inhibitor) are approved together for melanoma treatment.

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