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Chemotherapy drugs Flashcards

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Example of alkylating agent

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Cyclophosphamide

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Examples of antimetabolites

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Fluorouracil, mercaptopurine, methotrexate

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Examples of anti-tumour antibiotics

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Doxorubicin, bleomycin

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Examples of mitotic inhibitors

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Vincristine, docetaxel

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AEs of cyclophosphamide

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Bladder - haemorrhagic cystitis, bladder cancer

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AEs of fluorouracil/mercaptopurine

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Mucositis, photosensitivity, maculopapular rash, cardiotoxicity, GI ulceration

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AEs of methotrexate

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Myelosuppression, mouth ulcers, pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis, hepatotoxicity, neurotoxicity

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AEs of doxorubicin

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Cardiotoxicity (arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, CHF), typhilitis

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AEs of bleomycin

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Pulmonary fibrosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, hyperpigmentation

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AEs of vincristine

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Peripheral neuropathy, hyponatraemia, constipation

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AEs of docetaxel

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Peripheral neuropathy

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