Heme/Oncology III Flashcards
prednisone
bind intracytoplasmic - alter gene expression
MC glucocorticoid in cancer chemotherapy
adverse prednisone
cushing like syndrome
-weight gain, central obesity, muscle breakdown, cataract, acne, osteoporosis, HTN
bevacizumab
monoclonal Ab - VEGF
inhibit angiogenesis
erlotinib
EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor
tx - non small cell lung ca
adverse - rash
adverse bevacizumab
hemorrhage
VEGF mAb
imatinib
tyrosine kinase BCR-ABL inhibitor and c-kit inhibitor
clinical imatinib
CML - BCR-ABL
GI stromal tumor - c-kit
tyrosine kinase inhibitor
rituximab
monoclonal Ab - CD20 - B cell neoplasms
adverse rituximab
progressive multifocal leukencephalopathy
tamoxifen
selective estrogen receptor modulator - SERM
raloxifene
selective estrogen receptor modulator - SERM
SERM
selective estrogen receptor modulator
antagonist breast
agonist bone
tx breast cancer and prevent osteoporosis
tamoxifen
tamoxifen adverse
agonist endometrium - increased risk endometrial caner
raloxifene adverse
no increase in endometrial carcinoma
is estrogen receptor antagonist