CNS chemotherapy Flashcards
1
Q
PCV regimen for CNS cancers
A
Procarbazine
CCNU
Vincristine
2
Q
Uses of temozolomide in CNS cancers
A
Anaplastic astrocytoma refractory to nitrosoureas
Glioblastoma multiforme
3
Q
Single agent for adult glioblastoma multiforme in the setting of progressive disease following first-line chemotherapy
A
Bevacizumab
4
Q
Adverse effects of bevacizumab
A
HTN
Bleeding
5
Q
Mechanism of nitrosoureas
A
Act by cross-linking DNA, causing alkylation
Highly lipid soluble and able to cross BBB