Medication Flashcards
Mirtazipine
Remeron, for depression and appetite, chemo related nausea
Movantik (naloxegol)
Used for chronic opioid induced constipation
Nivolumab (Opdivo)
IV- immunotherapy, 2x/wk, targeted cell therapy, monoclonal antibody drugs
Capetecabine (xeloda)
Met breast cancer, colon and rectal cancer
Antineoplastic chemotherapy
Sitravatinib
Molecular inhibitor of tyrosine kinase - experimental drug
Etoposide
Chemo for lymphoma
Chemo: cell cycle non specific- alkylating agents
stops DNA replication- highly emetogenic
Carboplatin, cisplatin, cyclophasphamide, dacarbazine, oxaliplatin, temozolomide
Chemo: cell cycle specific- antimetabolites
Stop DNA synthesis by acting like false metabolites
Capecitabine, fluorouracil (5-FU), gemcitabine methotrexate
Chemo: cell cycle specific-antitumor antibiotics
inhibits cell division by binding to DNA
Bleomycin,
Chemo: cell cycle specific- antitumor antibiotics anthracyclines
doxorubicin anthracyclines inhibits cell division by binding to DNA
Chemo: cell cycle specific-epipodophylltoxins
damages cells before mitosis
Chemo: cell cycle specific-taxanes
mitosis phase of cell taxol doxtaxel
Chemo: cell cycle specific-vinca alkaloids
disrupt spindle formation- vincristine
Chemo: cell cycle specific- monoclonal antibodies
target Her2 (trastauzamab herceptin) EGFR (cetuximab) RANKL
Biotherapy: monoclonal antibodies
activate pathways cause apoptosis
biotherapy: protein targeted therapy
interact with target proteins inside cells
biotherapy: angiogenesis inhibitors
bevacizumab (avastin) targets VEGF
biotherapy: cytokines
interleukin 2 or interferon
biotherapy: cancer vaccines
hpv vaccine
biotherapy: radiopharmaceuticals
nuclear medicine
hormone therapy: tamoxifen
(SERM)