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1
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Drug that acts as a mitotic spindle poison causing depolymerization of microtubles leading to destabilization; comes from periwinkle plant

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Vinca Alkaloids

  • Vincristine
  • Vinblastine
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What are the adverse effects of vinca alkaloids?

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1) Neuro toxicity (Jaw pain, foot drop, constipation, paralytic ileus)
2) Vincristine cause SIADH
3) Bone marrow hypoplasia
4) Lethal if given IT
5) Vesicant

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Drug that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid resulting in the inhibition of protein synthesis in tumor cells dependent upon aspargine?

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1-Asparaginase

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Drug that inhibits tyrosine kinase enzyme abl-bcr and induces apoptosis to cells positive for abl-bcr

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Imatinib

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What is Imatinib used to treat?

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Imatinib is used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia which is caused by the translocation of 9:22 abl-bcr

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How does Rituximab work?

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Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody that is selective for CD20 which is found on B-cells; once activated it causes complement dependent cytotoxicity

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7
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Drugs that inhibit topoisomerase II generating free radicals and causing DNA breakage

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Antrhacylines

  • Daunorubicin
  • Doxorubicine (adriamycin)
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8
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Toxicity of antrhacylcines (doxurubicin/adriamycin)

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1) Dilated Cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure
2) Severe vesicants (blistering)
3) Myelosuppresion
4) Stomatitis- inflammation of mucous lining in mouth

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What drugs bind to tubulin and stabilize mitotic spindles causing inhibition of mitosis?

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Taxanes

1) Paciltaxel
2) Docetaxel

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What drug forms ternary complex with DNA and topoisomerase II preventing ligation of DNA strands?

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Etoposide

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How does cyclophosphamide work?

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Cyclophosphamide is a classic alkylating agent that alkylates the 7th position nitrogen of guanine in DNA

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Drug that inhibits replication by acting as a chain terminator; pyrimidine analog

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Cytarabine

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Drug that inhibits the conversion of folic acid to tetrahydrofolic acid by acting as a folic acid analog for dihydrofolate reductase; results in defective thymidine synthesis; S phase specific

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Methotrexate

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14
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Drug that inhibits purine nucleotide synthesis and metabolism; thiopurine analog

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6-Mercaptopurine

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MOA of Leucovorin

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1) Supplies reduced amount of folate that enables for purine synthesis to occur
2) Used for methotrexate toxicity

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MOA of Cisplatin

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Platinum alkylating compound that causes cross linking of DNA which causes damage

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Drug that binds to Ferrous iron and DNA causing single and double free radicals

18
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What are the toxic effects of bleomycin?

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1) Pulmonary fibrosis (think: BLAB)
2) Raynaud’s phenomenon
3) Palmar-plantar erythema
4) Mucositis

19
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What are the toxic effects of rituximab?

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1) Infusion related bronchospasm, hypotension

2) Leukopenia

20
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What is apspariginase used to treat?

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Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia

21
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What is the treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia?

22
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Toxicity of Methotrexate

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1) Myelosuppresion (neutropenia in particular)
2) Renal Toxicity
3) Hepatic
4) CNS (seizures, changes in mental status)
5) GI (mucositis in particular)
6) Teratogenic

23
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What drug can have full doses of other chemotherapeutic with it?

24
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What is a side effect of ATRA?

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Pseudotumor cerebri

25
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Drug that inhibits thymidylate synthase resulting in decreased DNA and protein synthesis

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5-Fluoruracil

26
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What is given for a 5-fluoruracil toxicity

27
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MOA of busulfan

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Alkylates DNA

28
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Adverse effects of busulfan

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1) Pulmonary fibrosis

2) hyperpigmentation

29
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Monoclonal antibody against CD20

30
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bcr-abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor

31
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Monoclonal antibody against HER-2

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Trastuzumab

32
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Hemorrhagic cystitis caused by chemotherapeutic drug

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Cyclophosphamide

33
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What must you be aware of when treating with chemotherapeutics?

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Tumor lysis syndrome

1) Leads to increased amounts of K and Nucleotides
2) Results in arrhythmias and elevated uric acid levels

34
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What drugs can be used to reduce tumor lysis syndrome?

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1) Allopurinol (xanthine oxidase inhibitor)

2) Rasburicase (acts like urate oxidase -breaks down uric acid)

35
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Drug selective for HER2

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Trastuzumab

36
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Drug selective for IgE

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Omalizumab

37
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Drug selective for CD20

38
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Drugs selective for TNF-alpha

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1) Infliximab

2) Adalimumab

39
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What do you use to prevent nephrotoxicity when using cisplatin

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Amifostine

40
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What drug do you give to prevent hemorrhagic cystitis in pt. receiving cyclophosphamide?

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Mesna

- Binds to acrolein

41
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What is the cause of hemorrhagic cystits by cyclophosphamide?

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Metabolism of cyclophosphamide to acrolein

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