Hematological malignancy drugs Flashcards
First-line treatment for ALL
Vincristine + prednisone
Treatment for T cell ALL expressing high levels of ADA
Pentostatin/deoxycoformycin
Mechanism of pentostatin
ADA inhibitor
Most effective treatment for AML
Cytarabine
Combination chemotherapy used in AML
Cytarabine + anthracycline
First line therapy for CML
Imatinib
Resistance to Imatinib in CML
BCR-ABL gene mutation
Side effects of imatinib
Diarrhea
Fluid retention
CHF
Mechanism of imatinib
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor of BCR-ABL oncogene
Other approved drugs for treating CML
Dasatinib
Nilotinib
IFN-alpha
Busulfan
Hydroxyurea
CHOP combination therapy for CLL
Cyclophosphamide
Doxorubicin hydrochloride
Vincristine sulfate/oncovin
Prednisone
Other treatment options for CLL
Riuximab
Ofatumumab
MOPP combination therapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Mechlorethamine
Oncovin/vincristine
Procarbazine
Prednisone
ABVD combination therapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Adriamycin/doxorubicin
Bleomycin
Vincristine
Dacarbazine
Two combination therapies used in Hodgkin’s lymphoma
MOPP
ABVD –> less toxic and more effective