MOA of Drugs and SE Flashcards

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Cyclophosphamide

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Alkylating agent: Cross links DNA to impede marrow formation

SE: marrow aphasia, haemorrhagic cystitis, cardiomyopathy and hair loss

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Chlorambucil

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Alkylating agent: cross links DNA to impede RNA formation

SEs: marrow aphasia, hepatic toxicity, dermatitis, alopecia

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Busulphan

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Alkylating agent: cross links DNA to impede RNA formation

SEs: marrow aphasia, pulmonary fibrosis, hyperpigmentation, seizures, hepatic toxicity and alopecia

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Melphalan

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Alkylating agent: cross links DNA to impede RNA formation

SEs: marrow aphasia, alopecia

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5
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Bendamustine

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Alkylating agent: cross links DNA to impede RNA formation.
Also purine nucleoside analogue

SE: myelosuppression

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6
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Hudroxycarbamide

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Antimetabolite: inhibitor ribonucleotide reductase

SE: pigmentation, nail dystrophy, skin keratosis, epitheliomas.

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7
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Methotrexate

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Antimetabolite: inhibit pyramidine or purine synthesis or incorporation into dna

SEs: mouth ulcers, gut toxicity

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Cytosine arabinoside/cytarabine (ara-c)

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Antimetabolite: inhibits dna synthesis

SEs: cerebellar toxicity and conjunctivitis

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9
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6 mercaptopurine/thioguanine

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Antimetabolite: purine analogue

SEs: jaundice and gut toxicity

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10
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Clofarabine

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Antimetabolite: purine analogue

SEs: myelosupression

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11
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Fludarabine, 2-CDA, deoxycoformycin (pentostatin)

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Antimetabolite: purine analogues: inhibit adenosine deaminase or purine Pathways

SEs: immunsupression (low CD4 counts), renal and neurotoxicity

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Daunorubicin, idarubicin, mitoxantrone

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Cytotoxic antibiotics: Anthracyclines
Bind DNA and interfere with mitosis

SEs: cardiac toxicity and hair loss

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13
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Bleomycin

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Cytotoxic antibiotics: inducer DNA breaks

SEs: pulmonary fibrosis, skin pigmentation

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Amasacrine (m-AMSA)

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Cytotoxic antibiotics: topoisomerase inhibitor

SEs: hair loss and mucositis

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Vincristine and vinblastine

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Cytotoxic antibiotics: spindle damage

SEs: neuropathy (peripheral/bladder/gut)

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Etoposide

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Cytotoxic antibiotics: mitotic inhibitor

SEs: hair loss and oral ulceration

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17
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Azacitidine and decitabine

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Epigenetic modifier: hypomethylating agent
Inhibit DNA methyltransferase

SEs: myelosuppression and injection site reactions

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18
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Pabinostat and romidepsin

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Epigenetic modifier: histone deacetylase

SEs: fatigue and thrombocytopaenia

19
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Imatinib, dasatinib, nilotunib, bosutinib, ponatinib, asciminib

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Signal transduction inhibitors: inihibiy ABL tyrosine kinase

SEs: myelosuppression, fluid retention, pancreatitis, GI disturbance, thrombosis (ponatonib

20
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Midostaurin, gilteritnib, crenolanib, quizartinib, sorafenib

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Signal transduction inhibitors: Flt3 kinase inhibitor

SEs: myelosuppression, GI upset and QTc prolongation

21
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Ibrutinib, acalbrutinib, zanabrutinib

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Signal transduction inhibitors: BTK protein inhibitor

SEs: bleeding, disease flare, arrhythmias/AF

22
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Idelalisib, duvelisib, copanlisib

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Signal transduction inhibitors: inhibit PI3K delta

SEs: colitis, atrial dysrhythmias

23
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Ruxolitinib, pacritnib, fedratinib, momelitnib

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Signal transduction inhibitors: inhibit JAK2

SEs: marrow suppression anaemia/thrombocytopenia, cytokine storm on withdrawal

24
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Crizotinib

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Signal transduction inhibitors: inhibit ALK

SEs: visual disturbance, hepatic enzyme elevation, GI effects

25
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Gladesgib

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Signal transduction inhibitors: inhibit hedgehog pathway

SEs: marrow suppression, myalgia, nausea, embryo-fetal toxicity

26
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ATRA

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Induces differentiation

SEs: deranged LFTs, pleural effusion, differentiation syndrome, leucocytosis

27
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Arsenic trioxide

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Induces differentiation or apoptosis

SEs: prolonged qtc, neuropathy, deranged lfts, hyperleucocytosis

28
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A- interferon

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ActIvation of RNAase and natural killer activity

SEs: flu like symptoms thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, weight loss

29
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Enasidenib, ivosidenib

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Inhibit mutated Isometric dehydrogenase (IDHI)

SEs: differentiation syndrome, cytopaenias

30
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Venetoclax

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Inhibit BCL2 signalling

SEs: tumour lysis, QTc

31
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Omacetaxine

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Inhibits protein translation

SEs: injection site reactions, GI effects, myelosuppression

32
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Bortezemib, ixazomib, carfilozomib

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Proteosome inhibitor

SEs: neuropathy

33
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L asparginase, peg-asparginase

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Deprive cells of asparginase

SEs: hypersensitivity, low albumin and coagulation factors, pancreatitis

34
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Thalidomide, lenalidomide, pomalidomide

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Immunomodulation, alteration of protein degradation

SEs: neuropathy, constipation, thrombosis, teratogenic

35
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Rituximab, ofatumumab, obinutuzumab

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Anti- CD20 induces apoptosis

SEs: infusion reaction, immunosuppression

36
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Alemtuzumab

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Anti CD52
lysis of target cells by complement fixation

SEs: infusion reactions, immunosuppression

37
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Ibritumomab - zevalin

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Anti-CD20 with Y radioisotope

SEs: myelosuppression, nausea

38
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Myelotarg

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Anti CD33, kills myeloid cells

SEs: myelosuppression, hepatic sinusoidal occlusive syndrome VOD

39
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Inotuzumab - besponsa

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Anti- CD22 kills neoplastic B cells

SEs: CRS, VOD

40
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Tagraxofusp - elzonristm

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Anti CD123 kills myeloid or BPCDN

SEs: oedema, capillary leak syndrome, nausea, fever, hepatotoxicity, hypoalbunaemia, myelosuppression

41
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Blinatumomab

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Bispecific CD20/CD3

SEs: ICANS, CRS

42
Q

Brentuximab

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Anti CD30

SEs: myelosuppr3ssion, neuropathy

43
Q

Daratumumab

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Anti- CD38

SEs: infusion reactions, myelosuppression, difficulty matching for transfusion

44
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Eltozumab

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Anti SLAMF7, kills malignant plasma cells

SEs: fatigue, GI effects, neuropathy, myelosuppression