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Cytotoxic drugs Flashcards

1
Q

What are the steps in the cell cycle

A 
G1 - growth 
(G0 - cell cycle arrest)
S - DNA Synthesis 
G2 - growth and preparation for mitosis 
M - mitosis
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2
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how can cytotoxic drugs be classified generally

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cell cycle specific

non-cell cycle specific

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3
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cell cycle specific drugs are tumour specific/unspecific and are duration/dose dependent

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tumour specific

duration dependent

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4
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non-cell cycle specific drugs are tumour specific/unspecific and are duration/dose dependent

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not tumour specific as they damage normal stem cells

cumulative dose dependent

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5
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what are the types of cell cycle specific cytotoxic drugs

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antimetabolites

mitotic spindle inhibitors

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6
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give examples of antimetabolites

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methotrexate
6-mercaptopurine/cytosine/fludarabine
hydroxyurea

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7
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what is the action of methotrexate

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dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor

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8
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what is the action of hydroxyurea

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ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor

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9
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give examples of mitotic spindle inhibitors

A

plant based drugs:
vinca alkaloids
taxols

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10
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give examples of non-cell cycle specific cytotoxic drugs

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alkylating agents
platinum based drugs
anthracyclines - cytotoxic antibiotics

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11
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what are general immediate side effects of cytotoxic drugs

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bone marrow suppression
GI mucosal damage
hair loss/alopecia

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12
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what are specific side effects from the following drugs:
vinca alkaloids
anthracyclines
cisplatin

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vinca alkaloids - neuropathy
anthracyclines - cardiotoxicity
cisplatin - nephrotoxicity

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13
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what are the long term side effects of the following drugs:
alkylating agents
anthracyclines

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alkylating agents - infertility, 2ndary malignancies

anthracyclines - cardiomyopathy

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14
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what must you ensure in combination chemotherapy regimens

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no overlapping of toxicity spectra

synergistic mechanisms of action

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15
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why might you get chemotherapy failure

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slow tumour doubling time

developed drug resistance

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16
Q

what can absent/abnormal p53 protein cause

A 
loss of:
apoptosis
senescence
cell cycle regulation 
DNA repair
17
Q

what is senescence

A

irreversible arrest of cell division usually following oncogenic stress

18
Q

how can you overcome risk of myelosuppression when intensifying chemotherapy regimens

A

haematopoeitc growth factors

combining myelosuppressive with non-myelosuppressive agents

19
Q

what are different tissue sources in stem cell transplantation

A

blood

bone marrow

20
Q

what are different patient sources in stem cell transplantation

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autologous

allogenic

21
Q

examples of allogenic sources in stem cell transplantation

A

sibling

unrelated

22
Q

which targeted treatment is very successful in the management of CML

A

tyrosine kinase inhibitors

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