MT Past Paper Questions Flashcards
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Q
What is meant by the term “antimetabolite”?
What are the four main groups of antimetabolite drugs used in the chemotherapy of cancer?
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Inhibitor of a key metabolic pathway, usually one involved in the biosynthesis of DNA.
Folate “antagonists”, pyrimidine “antagonists”, purine “antagonists”, sugar-modified nucleosides.
