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Choose The Appropraite Drug For A Specic Cancer/Tumor Flashcards

1
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What drug dramatically increased the length of survival in ALL kids?

A

Methotrexate

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Little dude presents with ALL, what 4 drugs to treat? Which one is most important to remember?

A

6 mercaptopurine
Cyclo
Vincristine (big dog)
Daunorubicin

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3
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What drug is used to prevent ALL?

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Methotrexate

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What agent is most active against AML, but what drug is preferred?

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Cytarabine

Idarubicin

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First line drug against CML? If this drug doesn’t work, what 2 other drugs can we use for CML?

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Imatinib

Dasatinib and nilotinib

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What two drugs are most widely used for CLL and what two drugs are usually combined with them?

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Either chlorambucil and cyclo

Combine it with vincristine and prednisone

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What 2 other drugs are effective against CLL?

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Bendamustine and fludrabine

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What is the acronym for treating stage 1 and 2 of HL?

Stage 3 and 4

A

ABVD

MOPP, ABVD of standard 5

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What is the 4 combo drug therapy for diffuse NHL?

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Cyclo, dox, vin and prednisone.

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2 drugs to give for follicular NHL?

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Bendamustine and rituximab

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11
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What is the 2 drug protocol for MM?

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Melphalan and prednisone

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12
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How do we treat stage 1 of breast cancer and why?

How do we treat stage 2 of breast cancer and why?

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Surgery, no LN

LN involvement so take CMF: cyclo, methotrexate and 5FU

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What is considered the standard of care for hormones refractory prostate cancer?

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Docetaxel and prednisone

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What to use for colorectal cancer?

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FOLFOX: fol acid, 5FU and oxaliplatin
XELOX: cape and oxaliplatin

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What two drugs to use for malignant melanoma?

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Nivolumab and pembro

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16
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What can we use for NSCLC with non squamous?

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Beva, carboplatin and paclitaxel

17
Q

What to use for small cell lung cancer?

A

Cisplatin and etoposide or

Cisplatin and irinotecan

18
Q

What is the treatment of choice for stage 1 ovarian cancer and stage 3 and 4?

A

Cisplatin and cyclo

Carbo and paclitaxel

19
Q

3 drug therapy to treat testicular cancer?

A

Cisplatin, etoposide and bleomycin

20
Q

Two most active agents against malignant melanoma, but what is the catch?

A

Dacarbazine and cisplatin, but the response sucks

21
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What family of drugs do we use for brain cancer?

A

Nitrosoureas

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