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Cytotoxic Chemo Flashcards

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Growth Fraction

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Proportion of cells in a tumor that are actively dividing

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2 common toxicities of Topotecan/Irinotecan

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Myelosuppression and Diarrhea

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2 Purine Antimetabolites

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6-MP and 6-GT

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4 Plant Alkyloids

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(1) Vin-‘s; (2) -side’s; (3) -can’s; (4) -taxel’s

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5 Alkylating Agents

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Cyclophosphamide, Mechlorethamine, Platinum Analogs, Procarbazine, Busulfan

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5 Antibiotics for Chemotherapy

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(1) Doxorubicin/Daunorubicin; (2) Bleomycin; (3) Dactinomycin; (4) Mitomycin

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6 Antimetabolites

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Methotrexate, 6-MP and 6-TG, 5-FU, Cytarabine, Gemcitabine

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Acrolein is breakdown product of what

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Cyclosphosphamide

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9
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Administration of Vinca Alkyloids

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Parenterally

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Alkylating agents: CCNS or CCS?

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CCNS

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Anthracyclines

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Doxorubicin, Daunorubicin

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Anthracyclines (-rubicin): CCS or CCNS?

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CCNS

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Anticancer drugs kill a fixed proportion of tumor cell populatino

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Log-Kill Hypothesis

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Antimetabolites: CCNS or CCS?

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CCS, primarily S phase

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Binds to dsDNA and inhibits DNA-dependent RNA synthesis

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MOA of Dactinomycin

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16
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Bleomycin toxicities

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Pneumoitis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Alopecia

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Bleomycin: CCS or CCNS?

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CCS: G2 phase

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Block formation of mitotic spindle by preventing assembly of tubulin dimers into microtubules

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MOA of Vinca Alkyloids

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Cisplatin toxcitities

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Nephrotoxicity, Ototoxicity, Myelosuppression

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20
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Class with Cardiotoxicity

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Anthracyclines (-rubicins)

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21
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Clearance of Vinca Alkyloids

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Bililary Excretion

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22
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Concurrent Agent for 5-FU

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Leucovorin (Enhanced action)

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23
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Concurrent Agent for 6-MP

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Allopurinol (increases toxicity!)

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Concurrent Agent for Anthracyclines

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Dexroxazone (Fe chelator, reduced cardiotoxicity)

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Concurrent Agent for Cisplatin

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Amifostine (Cytoprotection)

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Concurrent Agent for Cyclophosphamide

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Mesna (protect against Acrolein production)

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27
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Concurrent Agent for MTX

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Luecovorin (Metabolic rescue)

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28
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Concurrent Agent for Tumor Lysis Syndrome

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Allopurinol

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29
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Concurrent Agents for Bone Mets

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Pamidronate, Zoledronate (reduced bone pain and fractures)

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30
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Dactinomycin: CCS or CCNS?

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CCNS

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Deoxycytidine analog that inhibits ribonucleotide reductase –> Diminishes pool of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates for DNA synthesis

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MOA of Gemcitabine

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32
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Distinctive adverse effect of Anthracyclines

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Cardiotoxicity

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33
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Dose Limiting Toxicity of 6-MP and 6-GT

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Bone Marrow Suppression

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34
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Drug that causes blisters on contact with tissues

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Vesicant

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35
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Elimination of Etoposide

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Renal

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36
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First-Order Kinetics

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A given dose kills a constant proportion of a cell population rather than a constant number of cells

37
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Forms H2O2, which generates free radicals and causes DNA strand scission

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Procarbazine

38
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General MOA of Cyclophosphamide

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Alkylating Agent

39
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General MOA of Mechlorethamine

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Alkylating Agent

40
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General MOA of Platinum Agents

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Alkylating Agents

41
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How can you reduce toxicity of Methotrexate

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Folinic Acid (Leucovorin)

42
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In what phase to Vinca Alkyloids work

43
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Increases degradation of DNA and inhibits mitochondrial ETC

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MOA of Etoposide/Teniposide

44
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Inhibit Topo 1

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MOA of Topotecan/Irinotecan

45
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Inhibits Thymidylate Synthase and leads to “thymineless death” of cells

46
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Kinetics of Cytotoxic drugs

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First-Order Kinetics

47
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Leucovorin Rescue

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Reduce toxic effects of Methotrexate by administration of Folinic Acid (Leucovorin)

48
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Log-Kill Hypothesis

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Anticancer drugs kill a fixed proportion of tumor cell populatino

49
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Main toxicity of Gemcitabine

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Myelosuppression

50
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Main use of Daunorubicin

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Acute Leukemias

51
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Methotrexate clearance is dependent on

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Renal function

52
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Mitomycin: CCS or CCNS?

53
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MOA of 5-FU

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Inhibits Thymidylate Synthase and leads to “thymineless death” of cells

54
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MOA of 6-GT

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Purine Antimetabolite

55
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MOA of 6-MP

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Purine Antimetabolite

56
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MOA of Bleomycin

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Generates free radicals

57
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MOA of Cytarabine (ARA-C)

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Pyrimidine antimetabolite

58
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MOA of Dactinomycin

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Binds to dsDNA and inhibits DNA-dependent RNA synthesis

59
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MOA of Doxorubicin/Daunorubicin

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Intercalate b/t base pairs, Inhibit Topo 2, Generate free radicals

60
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MOA of Etoposide/Teniposide

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Increases degradation of DNA and inhibits mitochondrial ETC

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MOA of Gemcitabine

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Deoxycytidine analog that inhibits ribonucleotide reductase –> Diminishes pool of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates for DNA synthesis

62
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MOA of Mitomycin

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Alkylating agent that cross-links DNA

63
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MOA of Paclitaxel/Docetaxel (Taxanes)

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Prevent microtubule disassembly in mitotic spindle

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MOA of Procarbazine

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Forms H2O2, which generates free radicals and causes DNA strand scission

65
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MOA of Topotecan/Irinotecan

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Inhibit Topo 1

66
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MOA of Vinca Alkyloids

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Block formation of mitotic spindle by preventing assembly of tubulin dimers into microtubules

67
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Of all the antimetabolites, __ is most specific for S phase

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Cytarabine

68
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Prevent microtubule disassembly in mitotic spindle

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MOA of Paclitaxel/Docetaxel

69
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Primary use of Procarbazine

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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

70
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Proportion of cells in a tumor that are actively dividing

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Growth Fraction

71
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Purine antimetabolites are used mainly in

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Acute Leukemias and Chronic Myelocyte Leukemia

72
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Pyrimidine antimetabolite

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Cytarabine

73
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Resistance to 5-FU

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Decreased activation of 5-FU, Increased Thymidylate Synthase activity, Reduced drug sensitivity

74
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Resistance to 6-MP and 6-GT

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Decreased HGPRTase activity (activating enzyme) or increase production of Alkaline Phosphatases

75
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Resistance to Alkylating agents

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Increased DNA repair; Decreased drug permeability; Production of trapping agents (thiols)

76
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Resistance to Vinca Alkyloids

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Increased efflux

77
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Special cyclophosphamide toxicity

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Hemorrhage Cystitis

78
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The metabolism of 6-MP by Xanthine Oxidase is inhibited by

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Allopurinol

79
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Use of Mechlorethamine

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Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

80
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Use of Taxanes

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Advanced Breast and Ovarian cancers

81
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Uses of Dactinomycin

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Melanoma and Wilms tumor

82
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Vesicant

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Drug that causes blisters on contact with tissues

83
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Vincristine toxicities

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Peripheral neuropathy, Paralytic Ileus

84
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What is needed for Cyclophosphamide antitumor activity

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Hepatic CYP450 biotransformation

85
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What may protect against cardiotoxicity from Anthracyclines

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Dexrazoxane

86
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When to give Allopurinol

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Tumor Lysis Syndrome, 6-MP

87
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When to give Amifostine

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Cisplatin (cytoprotection)

88
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When to give Leucovorin

89
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When to give Mesna as concurrent agent

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Cyclophasphamide (protect against Acrolein production)

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