chemotherapy part 2 Flashcards

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_______

  • new class of antifungal agents that inhibit fungal ______ synthesis
  • fungi cell wall: _____, ________
  • _______ are carbhohydrate polymers that are cross linked w other fungal cell wall components
  • inhibition of Beta 1-3 Glycan of the fungal cell:
  • __________(Cancidas) for treatment of Candida and Aspergillus
  • _________: esophogeal, oropharyngeal and invasive candidiasis
  • used in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients
  • adverse effects include headache, fever, phlebitis at injection site, abnormal LFTs
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echinocandins
cell wall
chitin, Beta-D glucan
beta glucans
caspofungin
micafungin
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highly active anti retroviral therapy HAART

  • 2 NTRIs with an NNRTI or a ritonavir-boosted PI or an integrase inhibitor
  • in antiretroviral therapy failure, the goal of subsequent treatment is suppression of _____ to below detection levels
  • ideally 3 new drugs to which the patients virus is susceptible since the virus any be dominant
  • tenofovir/emticitrabine (a combination of two NRTIs) and Efavirenz (NNRTI)
  • _____ should not be given to pregnant women
  • _____/_____ and _____ (an integrase inhibitor) in pregnancy
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HIV-1 RNA
efavirenz
tenofovir
emtricitabine
raltegravir
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non-nucleoside analogs

  • non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) inhibit viral DNA replication by binding to and inhibiting _____
  • three NNRTIs are currently approved for clinical use in combination therapy: _____, _____, _____
  • adverse effects: GI disturbances, skin rash, stevens johnsons syndrome
  • NNRTIs are metabolized by CYP 450 enzyme system and may be ______ or ______, this drug interactions
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reverse transcriptase
nevirapine
delavirdine
efavirenz
inducers, inhibitors
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Potential Adverse Effects of fluconazole antifungals

  • common adverse effects include GI disturbances, headache, and dizziness
  • _________ areata and ________
  • increased levels of _______, _______, _______
  • decreased ________ levels: carbamazepine and isoniazid
  • mild elevation in _____ enzymes may occur, which usually returns to pretreatment levels after drug therapy is over:
  • patient should avoid alcohol
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alopecia, stevens johnson
amitrytline, phenytoin, warfarin
fluconazole
liver enzymes

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HIV facts

  • HIV- human immunodeficiency virus
  • _____ (retrovirus) that suppresses immunity and allows opportunistic infections
  • HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy)
  • there is a high rate of retroviral mutations and therefore _____ therapy essential
  • combination therapy is standard for HIV
  • _____ creates viral resistance to drugs
  • _____ HIV treatment is very dangerous, it needs to be _____
  • WHO: pandemic with total cases 54 million (2020)
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lentivirus
combination
monotherapy
a little
all or nothing
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integrase inhibitors and new agents

  • _____ is a viral enzyme essential for HIV replication
  • it promotes the integration of viral DNA strands into the _____ DNA
  • _____ is a pyrimidine analog that binds integrase and prevents its action
  • it is use din adult patients resistant to other agents

-investigational agents:
-new agents claim better activity, lesser side effects and convenient dosing
-virus maturation inhibitors: bevirimat
CD4 receptor inhibitor: TNX-355

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integrase
host
raltegravir

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clinician responsibilities

  • adminsiter before infusion of other ____, to decrease adverse effects and to identify effects
  • administer a 1 mg test before full dose
  • keep patient well _______
  • monitor electrolytes, CBC, and renal and hepatic function throughout therapy
  • educate patients of the likelihood of transfusion reaction and other adverse effects
  • ________ amphotericin B: a newer drug delivery system which uses a _____ vesicle to carry Amphotericin to target _____ in the body and then preferentially bind to _________
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drugs
hydrated
liposomal
lipid
organs
ergosterol
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protease inhibitors

  • during the reproduction cycle of HIV a specific protease is needed to form mature HIV components
  • if _____ is missing, _____ HIV buds are produced
  • HIV protease inhibitors are specific to HIV protease because it differs significantly from _____
  • saquinavir, ritonavir, indinavir
  • associated with a _____ like syndrome
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protease
noninfectious
human protease
cushing

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Azoles: Flucaonazole (Diflucan)

  • inhibits enzyme lanosterol 14-ademythlase
  • this enzyme converts lanosterol to _________
  • depletion of ergosterol in fungal membrane disrupts the structre and functions of fungal membrane
  • greater affinity for ergosterol than ___________
  • esophageal, oropharyngeal, vulvovaginal
  • ______ fungal infections: _________, and aspergillosis
  • used in __________
  • _____/____
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ergosterol
cholesterol
systemic
histoplasmosis
HIV-AIDs
oral, IV
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Other Antifungal agents:

1) . ___________
- deposited in _____ precursor cells of skin, hair, and nails, where it disrupts ________ function and inhibits _______ growth
- induces CYP450 to reduce _______ and ________ concentration
- absorption enhanced w fatty foods

2) ____________
- a synthetic Allylamine used for _________
- _______ because it interferes with ergosterol synthesis
- used for ________ and ________

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Grisofulvin
keratin
microtubule
dermatophyte
warfarin, oral contraceptives
Terbinafine
oncyomycosis
fungicidal
tinea corporis, tinea cruris
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viral entry inhibitors

  • binding of the HIV virus to the _____ receptor is the first step in viral replication
  • this binding causes a conformational change to the site and allows the _____ to fuse with the cell membrane
  • _____ is a synthetic peptide which blocks entry of the virus into the cell, by preventing _____ change
  • _____/not subject to hepatic enzyme degradation
  • local injection sire reactions may occur
  • eosinopilia and hypersensitivity reactions may occur
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CD4 lymphocyte
viral envelop
enfivirtide
conformational
subcutaneous injection
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HIV life cycle

  1. _____ of virus at _____ receptor
  2. viral _____ and _____
  3. _____ makes a single DNA copy of the viral RNA and then makes another to form a _____ viral DNA
  4. _____ and _____ processing
  5. _____ enzyme cleaves polypeptides into _____ proteins
  6. _____ budding and maturation
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attachment
CD4
fusion
uncoating
reverse transcriptase
double stranded
transcription
RNA
protease
functional HIV
viron
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drugs for HIV
6 classes of drugs are in clinical use:
1. nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase (NTRIs) inhibitors: _____, _____
2. non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs): _____, _____
3. protease inhibitors (PIs): _____, _____
4. entry inhibitors: _____
5. integrase inhibitors: _____
6. investigational agents: _____. _____

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zidovudine
lamivudine
nevirapine
efafirenz
ritonavir
indinavir
enfuvirtide
raltegravir
bevirimat
TNX-355
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Azole antifungals
-classification: 2 classes

1) _________: ketoconazole, clotrimazole, miconazole
- oral and _____
- GI absorption of these does not occur in _________ or when a patient is receiving ____ or ____
2) _______ - itraconazole, fluconazole, voriconazole
- oral and _______
- ________: prodrug, convered in acidic environment into hydroxyitraconazole which inhibits 14 alpha sterol demethylase
- achieves high levels in the meninges/ significance???

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imadazoles
topical
achlorhydria
H2 blockers, PPIs
Triazoles
IV
itraconazole

crosses BBB

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Fungal Infections
-fungal infections are divided into 3 main groups:
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2
3
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superficial mycoses
subcutaneous mycoses
systemic mycoses

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Fungi

  • Fungi: Yeasts, Molds: _____
  • Surgical, ICU, Prostheses, IV catheters, HIV
  • __________, cancer, and transplant pts
  • _______ infections
  • traditional diagnostics: culture
  • NEW: PCR, Western blot, antigen detection
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mycoses
immunosuppressat
oppurtunistic

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antivirals

  • acyclovir, famciclovir, ganciclovir
  • acyclovir is a _____ derivative active against herpes simplex virus (HSV-1 and HSV-2)
  • it is phosphorylated and inhibits viral DNA _____ thus preventing formation of DNA _____
  • decreases duration of herpes symptoms, time for healing and duration of viral shedding
  • nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, nephrotoxicity

Ganciclovir:

  • inhibits viral _____
  • used for CMV cytomegalovirus infections (sore throat, fever, retinal damage, intestinal symptoms and hepatitis)
  • causes myelosuppression
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guanosine
synthesis
chain
DNA polymerase

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Amphotericin B

  • ______ antifungal that works by binding to membrane. sterols (______) in fungal cell membranes, resulting in increased cell permeability, cell leakage,and death
  • May cause damage to host cells as well (______)
  • ______ spectrum ________
  • used only for treating progressive and potentially fatal _______ infections because of its severe adverse. effects
  • _________ patients with fungal pneumona, cryptococcal meningitis and histoplasmosis
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polyene
ergosterol
cholesterol
broad
fungicidal
systemic
immunocompromised
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Potential Adverse Effects of Amphotericin B
2 types of Adverse reactions
1) ___________-related reactions - chills, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting. Premedication advised with _________. drugs, steroids and antipyretics. slow the infusion rate.
2) cumulative _________ - __________ is severe (20% of pataients), _____ occurs which is irreversible. there may also be anemia, leucopenia, and severe ______ and magnesium loss

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infusion
anti-inflammatory
toxicity
nephrotoxicity
ATN
potassium
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nucleoside and nucleotide analogs

  • nucleoside analogs (NRTI) act as _____ or inhibitors at the substrate binding site of _____
  • imitate _____, _____, _____, _____
  • they incorporate into the growing DNA and inhibit _____ formation
  • all NTRIs have _____ toxicity
  • the first anti-HI drug approved was the NTRI known as AZT (azidothymidine) or Zidovudine
  • Epivir (lamivudine), abacavir, didanosine
  • ADR: _____, _____, and _____ may occur
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chain terminators
reverse transcriptase
adenosine
guanine
thymidine
cytosine
chain
mitochondrial
lactic acidosis
dyslipidemia
insulin resistance
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________

  • related to Amphotericin B
  • used only as ______ therapy
  • not used _______ because of its toxicity
  • used to treat topical ______ and oral ______ infections (Candida infections)
  • oral suspension of Nystatin should be ______ through the mouth and then spit out, as directed by prescriber
  • currently available as ointments, crams, mouthwash and suppositories
  • oropharyngeal thrush, vaginal candidiasis
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Nystatin
topical
systemically
vaginal 
fungal
swished