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Heme Onc Drugs Flashcards

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MOA of heparin?

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Cofactor for actvation of antithrombin; decreases thrombin and decreases factor X

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Drug decreases antithrombin?

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Heparin

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Anticoagulant that does not cross placenta?

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Heparin

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Antidote for heparin?

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Protamine sulfate

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Benefit of LMW heparin?

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Enoxaparin and dalteparin act more on factor 10 and have better bioavailability and longer half life

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Heparin induced thrombocytopenia?

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Development of IgG AB against heparin bound to platelet factor 4–>thrombosis and thrombocytopenia

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Alternative to heparin for anti coagulating patients with HIT?

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Lepirudin and bivalirudin–>anticoagulant used by leeches; inhibits thrombin

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Lepirudin and bivalirudin moa?

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Block thrombin( anticoagulant used by leeches)

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Warfarin gamma carboxylates which clotting factors?

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2,7,9,10, C, S– and CAN cross the placenta

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Which pathways does warfarin act on?

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Extrinsic and PT

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Enoxaparin and Dalteparin?

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LMW heparin– primarily block X

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12
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Treatment for severe warfarin overdose?

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Fresh frozen plasma

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Alteplase MOA?

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Anything that ends in “plase” is a thrombolytic–>increased PT and PTT, no chance in platelet count

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14
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Alteplase toxicity?

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aminocaproid acid– inhibitor of fibrinolysis

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MOA of aspirin?

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Irreversibly inhibits COX by acetylation–>increased bleeding time; decreased TXA2 and dec prostoglandins– NO EFFECT ON PT OR PTT

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Overdose of aspirin can lead to?

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respiratory alkalosis and metabolic acidosis; reyes syndrome

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17
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Used in coronary stenting?

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Clopidogrel (ticlopidine, prasugrel, ticagrelor)

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ADP receptor inhibitor that causes neutropenia?

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Ticlopidine

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Inhibits platelet aggregation via increase in cAMP and vasodilators?

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Cilostazol and dipyridamole

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Cilostazol and dipyridamole?

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Phosphodiesterase III inhibitors– increased cAMP in platelets, thus inhibiting aggregation

THEY ARE ALSO VASODILATORS

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21
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Side effects of cilostazol ?

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Facial flushing, abdominal pain, hypotension

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22
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What is abciximab made from?

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Monoclonal antibody Fab fragments– used in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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23
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May cause thrombocytopenia (blocks activation of platelets)

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Abciximab

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24
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Vinca alkaloids and taxols block?

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Mitosis

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25
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Bleomycin blocks?

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G2

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26
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DNA intercalators?

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Dactinomycin and doxorubicin

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27
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Vinca alkaloids inhibit?

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Microtubule formation

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28
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Paclitaxel inhibits?

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microtubule disassembly– taxes the tubules

29
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Blocks DHF to THF?

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Methotrexate– may cause microvesicular changes in the liver

30
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Leads to increase in dUMP?

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5FU inhibits thymidylate synthase which synthesizes dUMP to dTMP

31
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Antidote to myelosuppression caused by methotrexate?

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leucovorin

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Leucovorin?

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Antidote to myelosuppresion caused by methotrexate

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Antidote to 5FU toxicity?

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Thymidine (5FU may also cause photosensitivity)

34
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Antimetabolite that causes photosensitivity?

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5FU

35
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Cytarabine toxicity?

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panCYTopenia (caused by CYTarabine)– S phase specific

36
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Block de novo purine synthesis (purine analogs)

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Azathioprine, 6 thioguanine, and 6MP– activated by HGPRT

37
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Side effects of azathioprine and 6MP

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Bone marrow, GI, liver, increased toxicity when used with allpurinol

38
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Intercalates DNA? Used in Wilms and Ewings?

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Dactinomycin (actinomycin D)— used for childhood tumors– children ACT out

39
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MOA of doxorubicin?

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Generates free radicals– non covalently intercalates in DNA–>cardiotoxicity (dilated cardiomyopathy); myelosuppresion, alopecia

40
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What medication is used with doxorubicin to prevent cardiotoxicity?

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Dexrazoxane– iron chelating agent

41
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May cause pulmonary fibrosis

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Bleo– has minimal myelosuppresion (amiodorone; busulfan; methotrexate)

42
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Covalently crosslink DNA at guanine N-7? and require bioactivation by liver?

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Cyclophosphamide

43
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Hemorrhagic cystitis?

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Cyclophosphamide (partially prevented with mesna)

44
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Alkylating agent that crosses BBB?

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Nitrosoureas (carmustine, lomustine, semustine, streptozocin)– so obviously they can cause CNS toxicity

45
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Used for brain tumors?

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Nitrosoureas– can cause CNS toxicity

46
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Busulfan? MOA? use? toxicity

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Alkylates DNA– used for CML; pulmonary fibrosis

47
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Alkaloids that bind to tubulin in M phase and block polymerization of microtubules?

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Vincristine and vinblastine

48
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Microtubules inhibitor that may cause neurotoxicity; peripheral neuropathy, areflexia)

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Vincristine

49
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Vinblastine SE?

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Blasts bone marrow– and causes blisters

50
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Prevents mitotis spindle from breaking down?

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Paclitaxel– may lead to hypersensitivity

51
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Causes acoustic nerve damage?

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Cisplatin– also causes nephrotoxicity– use amifostine to prevent nephrotoxicity

52
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Amifostine?

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Used with Cisplatin to prevent nephrotoxicity

53
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Inhibits Topo II?

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Etoposide and teniposide– used for solid tumors

54
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Used for testicular, bladder and ovarian cancer?

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Cisplatin– messes up your DNA

55
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Inhibits ribonucleotide reductase–> dec pyrimidine synthesis?

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Hydroxyurea

56
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Prednisone and cancer?

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May trigger apoptosis

57
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Tamoxifen toxicity?

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Partial agonist in endometrium–> endometrial cancer

58
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Raloxifene?

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Antagonist on breast; agonist on bone; and does not increase endometrial carcinoma

59
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Monoclonal antibody against HER2, a tyrosine kinase?

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Trastuzumab— may cause cardiotoxicity

60
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Trastuzumab MOA?

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Mab against Her2– tyrosine kinase

61
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Toxicity of imatinib?

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Fluid retention

62
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Used in GI stromal tumors?

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Imatinib (c-kit tyrosine kinase)

63
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Inhibits BRAF kinase? use?

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Melanoma– Vemurafenib

64
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Vemurafenib?

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inhibits BRAF kinase– used for metastatic melanoma

65
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Mab agst VEGF?

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Bevacizumab– used in solid tumors

66
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Rivaroxabam ?

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X inhibitor

67
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Apixaban?

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X inhibitor

68
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Irinotecan?

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Inhibits topo I– used in colon cancer

69
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Topotecan?

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Inhibits topo I– used in small lung cell cancer

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