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Clinical Aspects of Cancer Chemotherapy Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Regarding chemotherapy, define induction

A

First round of therapy

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2
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Regarding chemotherapy, define adjuvant.

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Chemo given post - surgery

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3
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Regarding chemotherapy, define neoadjuvant

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Chemo given pre - surgically

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Regarding chemotherapy, define salvage

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Chemo given as second or third round

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5
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What are the 2 examples of bifunctional alkylators provided as examples?

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Ifosfamide and chlorambucil

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Carmustine, lomustine, busulfan, dacarbazine, procarbazine. These all belong to what class of drugs _

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Alkylators

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7
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In addition to daunorubicin and doxorubicin, the third example of an antitumor antibiotic provided was?

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Dactinomycin

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In addition to vincristine, vinblastine and paclitaxel, the fourth example of a mitotic spindle poison provided was _

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Docetaxel

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Regarding cyclophosphamide, what enzymes are responsible for its activation? What about its inactivation? What are the 2 products of its metabolism that are toxic?

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Hepatic CYP 450s
Aldehyde dehydrogenase
Acrolein and phosphoramide mustard

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What is the major site of metabolism of the anthracyclines and the vinca alkaloids? What about cisplatin?

A

Anthracycline and vincas - Liver

Cisplatin - Kidney

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11
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What are 2 specific toxicities associated with vincristine?

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peripheral neuropathy

SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion)

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What is a specific toxicity associated with paclitaxel?

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Neuropathy

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What are 3 specific toxicities associated with bleomycin?

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Pulmonary fibrosis
Fever
Anaphylaxis

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What are 2 specific toxicities associated with methotrexate?

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Renal dysfunction

Hepatic dysfunction

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What is a specific toxicity associated with 5-fluorouracil?

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Diarrhea

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16
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What are 2 specific toxicities associated with cytosine arabinoside?

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Cerebellar dysfunction

Fever

17
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What are 2 specific toxicities associated with cyclophosphamide?

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Hemorrhagic cystitis

SIADH - like syndrome

18
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What is a specific toxicity associated with bisulfan?

A

Pulmonary fibrosis

19
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What is a specific toxicity associated with cisplatin and carboplatin?

A

Renal failure

20
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What is a specific toxicity associated with the anthracyclines?

A

Cardiomyopathy

21
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What is a specific toxicity associated with alkylating agents?

A

Secondary cancers

22
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What is a specific toxicity associated with irinotecan? How can this be prevented? Accumulation of what metabolite causes this diarrhea?

A

Diarrhea
Atropine premedication, blocks muscarinic agonism
SN38 (glucuronide)

23
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A common ending to the names of the tyrosine kinase inhibitors is _

A

-ib

24
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What is the exception to the rule that majority of chemotherapeutic agents are myelosuppressive?

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Vincristine

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