Nurb Test 4: cancer medications

Question 1

-(cell cycle non-specific) breaks DNA strand which interfers with DNA replication. Breaks in different areas

Answer 1

Alkylating agents

Question 2

Alkylating agents

Answer 2

carboplatin
cisplatin
dacarbazine
mustargen

Question 3

-used for ovarian, lung, BMT

Answer 3

Alkylating agents

Carboplatin

Question 4

-used for ovarian, breast, bladder, Hodgkins and non Hodgkins. (possible vesicant)

Answer 4

Alkylating agents

Cisplatin

Question 5

-Hodgkins, soft tissue sarcoma (irritant) can go peripheral line but slow, watch line/ port or central line use

Answer 5

Alkylating agents

Dacarbazine

Question 6

-used for Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins (vesicant)

Answer 6

Alkylating agents

Mustargen

Question 7

-(cell cycle specific) inhibits an enzyme production for DNA synthesis

Answer 7

Antimetabolite

Question 8

Antimetabolite

Answer 8

Xeloda
5fu
gemzar

Question 9

-oral medication for metastatic colon cancer and breast cancer. Make sure that they are compliant

Answer 9

Antimetabolite

Xeloda

Question 10

-used colorectal, breast, liver, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers. (irritant) given peripheral watch line

Answer 10

Antimetabolite

5FU

Question 11

-gold standard for pancreatic= prolong life, breast, ovarian, small and non-small cell lung cell (possible vesicant) give through port

Answer 11

Antimetabolite

Gemzar

Question 12

• (cell cycle non-specific) binds with DNA inhibiting DNA and RNA synthesis

Answer 12

Antitumor Antibiotic

Question 13

Antitumor Antibiotic

Answer 13

Adriamycin (Doxorubicin)

Bleomycin

Question 14

• used for breast, prostate, ovarian, stomach, small-cell lung, and liver cancers ( true vesicant) * always have a port or central venous access
• red devil makes urine red, run with another iv like normal saline, so its not totally red it is a pink color
• will lose hair, become nausea pee red or pink 3-5 days

Answer 14

Antitumor Antibiotic

Adriamycin (Doxorubicin)

Question 15

-used for Hodgkins and no, inject into pleural cavity-Hodgkins, malignant pleural effusion , can’t have any more fusions because scaring ( vesicant)

Answer 15

Antitumor Antibiotic

Bleomycin

Question 16

-(cell cycle specific) inhibits DNA production and preventing cell division.

Answer 16

Plant Alkaloids

Question 17

-used for Hodgkins, testicular cancers, Kaposis sarcoma( possible vesicant) central venous access

Answer 17

Plant Alkaloids

Vinblastine

Question 18

Biotherapeutic types

Answer 18

interferons
interleukins
monoclonal antibiodies

Question 19

-inhibits DNA and protein synthesis in tumor cells and increases the immune response against the tumor cell.

Answer 19

Biotherapeutic

Interferons

Question 20

-activation of the immune system. This is in clinical trials now.

Answer 20

Biotherapeutic

. Interleukins

Question 21

-binding specific target cells in DNA, take some cancer cells out during biopsy then mix with it, then give antibodies goes to tumor cells and stops production, only goes to tumor cells doesn’t go to normal cells, mot used widely bc still under research

Answer 21

Biotherapeutic

Monoclonal Antibodies