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Chemotherapy II: Alkylating Agents Flashcards

1
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What do the alkylating agents alkylate?

A

N-7 of guanine

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2
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Resistance in alkylating agents is due to:

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Enhanced DNA repair

Binding to sulfar containing molecules

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3
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Bis(chloroethyl)aminea (2)

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Cyclophosphamide

Ifosfamide

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4
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Cyclophosphamide MOA

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Bifunctional alkylater: intrastrand cross link or interstrand cross link; DNA replication impaired

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5
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Cyclosphosphamide activation

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In the liver (P-450 oxidase)

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Cyclosphosphamide SE

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Nausea, vomiting, hair loss, myelosupression

HEMATURIA (phosphoramide mustard is irritating)

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7
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How can you decrease hematuria associated with Cyclosphosphamide?

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Give drug in morning, frequent urination, maintain hydration

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8
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Cyclosphosphamide Indication

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breast cancer

NON-HODGKIN’s LYMPHOMA (diffuse large B cell)

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9
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Ifosfamide

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Bischloroethylamine

1/5 alkylating ability of Cyclosphosphamide

MUCH HIGHER DOSE required

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10
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Ifosfamide SE

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Blood in Urine
Must give Mesna (uroprotectant)

Lethargy, confusion

MYELOSUPPRESSION= d-l

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11
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Mesna

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Monomer binds metabolites in urine, eliminates hematuria of Ifosfamide

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12
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Ifosfamide Indication

A

Sarcoma

Testicular cancers

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13
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Temozolomide

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Monofunctional alkylating agent

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14
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Temozolomide MOA

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Methylates DNA

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15
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Temozolomide SE

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Myelosuppression, nausea, vomiting, hair loss

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16
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What must you give to a patient that is on Temozolomide for a prolonged period?

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Prophylaxis for PCP (PJP) pneumonia

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17
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Temozolomide Indication

A

Primary brain tumors

glioblastoma

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18
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Platinum (Pt) Coordination Compounds MOA

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Undergo sequential aquation reactions

aquated species = DNA reactive species

Covalently bind DNA at N7 of adenine and guanine

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19
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Platinum (Pt) Coordination Compounds

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Cisplatin
Carboplatin
Oxaliplatin

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20
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Cisplatin SE

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NEPHROTOXIC = d-l
*give with saline hydration and mannitol diuresis

emetogenic, neuropathy, hypomagnesemia, high frequency hearing loss

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21
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What should you check in a patient taking Cisplatin?

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Mg levels

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22
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What should you co-administer with Cisplatin?

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Saline hydration and mannitol diuresis

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23
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Cisplatin Indication

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Curative in TESTICULAR CANCER

lung, ovary, head, neck, bladder cancer

24
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What type of patient should not receive cisplatin?

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CHF, renal insufficiency

Must be able to tolerate fluid load

25
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Why is Cisplatin difficult to administer

A

Patient has to be in clinic for a very long time

26
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Is Carboplatin nephrotoxic?

27
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Carboplatin dose-limiting SE

A

MYELOSYPPRESSION

28
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If a patient is resistant to cisplatin, can you give carboplatin instead?

A

NO! Cross resistant

29
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Can you give carboplatin to a patient on dialysis?

A

YES! Easier to give!

30
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Carboplatin indications

A

Same activity as cisplatin

31
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Oxiplatin indication

A

COLORECTAL CANCER

32
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Oxiplatin dose-limiting SE

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MYELOSUPPRESSION

33
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Oxiplatin SE (others)

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Vein irritant (portacath)

Acute cold induced neuropathy

Chronic sensory neuropathy

34
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Plant Alkaloids

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Vincristine, Vinblastine, Taxol, Etoposide

35
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Which of the plant alkaloids are cell cycle specific?

A

Vincristine, Vinblastine, Taxol

36
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Which of the plant alkaloids inhibit mitotic spindle formation

A

Vincristine, Vinblastine

37
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Which of the plant alkaloids inhibits the breakdown of the mitotic spindle?

38
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Which of the plant alkaloids inhibits topoisomerase II?

39
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Vincristine MOA

A

Prevents polymerization of tubulin

Cell cyle specific (M-phase)

40
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In which patients should you lower the dose of Vincristine?

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Pts with elevated bilirubin (excreted in the bile)

41
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Vincristine dose-limiting SE

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NEUROPATHY

loss of ankle jerk reflexes, N/T in fingers

42
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Does vincristine cause myelosuppresion?

43
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Vincristine indications

A

Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, Lymphoblastic leukemia

44
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What are the differences between vincristine and vinblastine?

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Vinblastin is less neurotoxic but causes more myelosuppression

45
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Paclitaxel = Taxol MOA

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Cell cycle specific (M-phase)

Prevents tubulin disassembly

46
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In which patients should you dose reduce Taxol

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Hepatic dysfunction

47
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Taxol SE

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Myelosuppression, hair loss, nausea, vomiting, stomatitis, peripheral sensory neuropathy, myalgias, arthralgias

*Premedicate to prevent allergic reactions

48
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Carbotaxol = Carboplatin + taxol

A

Use to treat lung cancer, ovarian cancer, GE junction cancer

49
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Taxol Indication

A

OVARIAN, LUNG, GASTROESOPHAGEAL, BREAST cancers

50
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Docetaxel indication

A

prostate cancer

51
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Albumin bound paclitaxel benifits

A

No allergic reactions
Less myelosuppression
Less neuropathy

52
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Carbaxitaxel indication

A

Prostate cancer

53
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Etoposide MOA

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Cell cycle specific (G1-S phase)
Inhibits topoisomerase II
Double strand DNA breaks

54
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Etoposide SE

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Nausea, vomiting, hair loss

MYELOSUPPRESSION = d-l

55
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What is the total dose you can give of Etoposide

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2 gm/M^2

LEUKEMOGENIC

56
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Who should you dose reduce etoposide in?

A

Renal/hepatic dysfunction

57
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Etoposide Indication

A

TESTICULAR, lung cancer (small cell), lymphomas

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