CNS chemotherapy Flashcards

1
Q

PCV regimen for CNS cancers

A

Procarbazine
CCNU
Vincristine

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2
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Uses of temozolomide in CNS cancers

A

Anaplastic astrocytoma refractory to nitrosoureas

Glioblastoma multiforme

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3
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Single agent for adult glioblastoma multiforme in the setting of progressive disease following first-line chemotherapy

A

Bevacizumab

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4
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Adverse effects of bevacizumab

A

HTN
Bleeding

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5
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Mechanism of nitrosoureas

A

Act by cross-linking DNA, causing alkylation
Highly lipid soluble and able to cross BBB

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