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Carboplatin

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Alkylating antineoplastic agent
Platinum derivative
Mechanism:
- bind N7 of guanine on single strand, cross links DNA
- binds NH2 or SH groups on proteins
Dosed according to pt renal fnx (AUC), doesn’t cause renal dysfnx
Toxicity:
- hematopoietic toxicity mostly, less toxic to kidney and neuro

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Cisplatin

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Alkylating antineoplastic agent
Platinum derivative
Mechanism:
- bind N7 of guanine on single strand, cross links DNA
- binds NH2 or SH groups on proteins
Requires hydration otherwise get renal damage
Toxicity:
- renal toxicity mostly, less neuro toxic
- ototoxicity

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Cyclophosphamide

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Alkylating antineoplastic agent
Mustard
Prodrug - requires hepatic activation - modify dose based on LFTs
Toxicity:
- alkylating common: myelosuppression, mucositis, alopecia, impaired wound healing, impaired growth in children, reduced resistance to infxn, nausea/vomit, sterility, TERATOGENIC, carcinogenic
- leukopenia and thrombocytopenia; recovers in about 20 days
- mucositis
- bladder toxic in high or prolonged oral dosing; give MESNA with hydration to protect bladder
- high doses - cardiotoxicity, SIADH, lung toxicity

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Dacarbazine

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Alkylating antineoplastic agent
Emetogenic
Toxicity:
- alkylating common: myelosuppression, mucositis, alopecia, impaired wound healing, impaired growth in children, reduced resistance to infxn, nausea/vomit, sterility, TERATOGENIC, carcinogenic

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Melphalan

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Alkylating antineoplastic agent
Mustard
Toxicity:
- alkylating common: myelosuppression, mucositis, alopecia, impaired wound healing, impaired growth in children, reduced resistance to infxn, nausea/vomit, sterility, TERATOGENIC, carcinogenic

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Mechlorethamine

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Alkylating antineoplastic agent
Nitrogen Mustard
Toxicity:
- alkylating common: myelosuppression, mucositis, alopecia, impaired wound healing, impaired growth in children, reduced resistance to infxn, nausea/vomit, sterility, TERATOGENIC, carcinogenic
- leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, recover after 20 days
- vesicant
- emetogenic

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Oxaliplatin

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Alkylating antineoplastic agent
Platinum derivative
Mechanism:
- bind N7 of guanine on single strand, cross links DNA
- binds NH2 or SH groups on proteins
Toxicity:
- mostly neurotoxic, little renal toxicity

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Procarbazine

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Alkylating antineoplastic agent
Oral bioavailability
CNS penetration
Hodgkin's lymphoma use
use in gliomas/brain tumors
Toxicity:
- CNS toxicity: somnolence, mood swings
- alkylating common: myelosuppression, mucositis, alopecia, impaired wound healing, impaired growth in children, reduced resistance to infxn, nausea/vomit, sterility, TERATOGENIC, carcinogenic
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Temozolomide

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Alkylating antineoplastic agent
Alkylate O6 position of guanine - distinct repair pathway
Alkylguanine alkyl transfer - low leves are a predictive marker
Use in glioma
Toxicity
- alkylating common: myelosuppression, mucositis, alopecia, impaired wound healing, impaired growth in children, reduced resistance to infxn, nausea/vomit, sterility, TERATOGENIC, carcinogenic

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Bleomycin

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Antibiotic antineoplastic agent
Binds iron - produces free radicals that damage DNA
Toxicity increased by presence of O2
Renal clearance - reduce dose in renal dysfnx
Toxicity:
- pulmonary and cutaneous, especially with decreased renal fnx - increased toxicity with cumulative dose; underlying pulmonary disease and radiation make this worse
- persists in lungs fatal activation of lung toxicity during surgery with high O2
- raynaud’s phenomenon
For Hodgkins and Germ cell

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Dactinomycin

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Antibiotic antineoplastic agent
Intercalate into DNA helix - inhibit RNA and protein synthesis
Use in pediatric neoplasm regimens
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression
- mucositis
- diarrhea
- nausea/vomit
- vesicant - damages skin if gets outside the vein - avoid extravasation
- radiation recall
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Daunorubicin

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Topo II inhibitor antineoplastic agent
- topo II makes double strand break, drug binds and stabilizes
Anthracycline
Radiation sensitive
Elimination by liver
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression
- mucositis
- alopecia
- cardiac toxicity - due to free radical generation
- vesicant - extravasation damage
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Doxorubicin

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Topo II inhibitor antineoplastic agent
- topo II makes double strand break, drug binds and stabilizes
Anthracycline
Radiation sensitive
Elimination by liver
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression
- mucositis
- alopecia
- cardiac toxicity - due to free radical generation
- vesicant - extravasation damage
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Etoposide

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Topo II inhibitor antineoplastic agent
- topo II makes double strand break, drug binds and stabilizes
Reduce dose with creatinine clearance
Used in lung cancers
Toxicity:
- neutropenia, thrombocytopenia
- alopecia
- not much end organ damage
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Mitoxantrone

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Topo II inhibitor antineoplastic agent
- topo II makes double strand break, drug binds and stabilizes
Less cardiotoxic and less emetogenic than anthracyclines
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression, mucositis, GI

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Idarubicin

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Topo II inhibitor antineoplastic agent
- topo II makes double strand break, drug binds and stabilizes
Anthracycline
Radiation sensitive
Elimination by liver
Toxicity:
- less cardio-toxic than the others on a weight basis - preferred in adults
- myelosuppression
- mucositis
- alopecia
- cardiac toxicity - due to free radical generation
- vesicant - extravasation damage
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Bevacuzimab

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Antibody antineoplastic agent
Anti-VEGF
- prevents angiogenesis
Use: tumors expressing VEGF
Toxicity:
- hypertension
- clotting
- bleeding
- perforation of viscus
- CNS dysfnx
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Cetuximab

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Antibody antineoplastic agent
Anti-EGFR
- blocks immune activation 
Use: colon, head and neck cancer
Toxicity
- infusion rxn - fever, chills, hypotension, bronchospasm
- cutaneous - rash
- diarrhea
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Rituximab

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Antibody antineoplastic agent
Anti-CD20
- blocks CD20 on B cells, inhibit lymphocyte signaling and immune activation
Use: non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Toxicity:
- infusion rxn - fever, chills, SOB, hypotension

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Trastuzumab

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Antibody antineoplastic agent
Anti-Her2/neu
- inhibits signaling and immune activation
Use: Her2 positive breast cancer
Toxicity:
- infusion rxn - fever, chills, SOB, hypotension
- cardiomyopathy - decreased EF

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Blinatumomab

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Antibody antineoplastic agent
Conjugated antibody
Bi-specific T cell engager for CD3 and CD19 BiTE
- bridges T cells and tumor B cells in ALL
Toxicity:
- cytokine release syndrome
- neurotoxicity

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Ado-trastuzumab emtansine

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Antibody antineoplastic agent
Anti-Her2 
Toxicity:
- cytopenia
- liver damage
- heart failure
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Ipilimumab

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Antibody antineoplastic agent
Anti-CTLA4
CTLA4 is a negative signal to T cell activation (like PD1)
Use: melanoma
Toxicity:
- autoimmune: gut, hepatic
- renal, thyroid
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Brentuximab vedotin

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Antibody antineoplastic agent
Conjugated antibody - has cytotoxic molecule attached
Anti-CD30 (on Reed Sternberg cells)
Use: Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Pembrolizumab

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Antibody antineoplastic agent
Anti-PD1 receptor
PD1 - tumor antigen that makes cancer cells invisible to immune system
Use: melanoma
Toxicity:
- auto-immune: gut, hepatic
- renal, thyroid
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Nivolumab

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Antibody antineoplastic agent
Anti-PD1 receptor
PD1 - tumor antigen that makes cancer cells invisible to immune system
Use: melanoma
Toxicity:
- auto-immune: gut, hepatic
- renal, thyroid
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Decitabine

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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent
DNA hypomethylating agent (methylation silences genes, increased in tumorigenesis)
Nucleoside
Mechanism:
- incorporation into DNA leads to inactivation of DNA methyl transferase - alters gene expression
Not orally bioavailable
Use: sickle cell anemia, acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression

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Azacytidine

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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent
DNA hypomethylating agent (methylation silences genes, increased in tumorigenesis)
Nucleoside
Mechanism:
- incorporation into DNA leads to inactivation of DNA methyl transferase - alters gene expression
Not orally bioavailable
Use: sickle cell anemia, acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression

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Cytarabine

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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent
- S phase active, get incorporated into DNA/RNA and result in cell death - inhibit normal nucleotide synthesis
Inhibits DNA synth from deoxyribonucleotides
Cytosine analog
Metabolized by cytidine deaminase - useful in hepatic and renal dysfnx
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression especially with continuous IV
- hand foot
- eye irritation
- cerebellar

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Fluorouracil

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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent
- S phase active, get incorporated into DNA/RNA and result in cell death - inhibit normal nucleotide synthesis
Inhibits DNA synth from deoxyribonucleotides
Mechanism:
- inhibit thymidine synthesis, forms covalent complex with folate and thymidylate synthase
Useful in hepatic and renal impairment
Enhance activity by giving leucovorin with 5FU
Metabolized by dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase; if DHPD deficiency, severe toxicity - rescue via uridine
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression
- GI
- cerebellar and neurocognitive at high doses
- coronary spasms - rare

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Gemcitabine

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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent
- S phase active, get incorporated into DNA/RNA and result in cell death - inhibit normal nucleotide synthesis
Cytosine analog
Metabolized by cytidine deaminase - useful in hepatic and renal dysfnx
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression especially with continuous IV
- hand foot prominent
- eye irritation
- cerebellar

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Methotrexate

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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent
- S phase active, get incorporated into DNA/RNA and result in cell death - inhibit normal nucleotide synthesis
Inhibits ribonucleotide synthesis from purines at high doses
Inhibits DNA synth from deoxyribonucleotides at all doses
Mechanism:
- inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, blocking DNA/RNA precursor formation
Toxicity:
- myelosupprsion
- mucositis
- hepatic toxicity in chronic exposure
- pulmonary fibrosis/interstitial lung disease
If giving high dose - use leucovorin and hydration/alkalinize urine

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Paclitaxel

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Anti-microtubular antineoplastic agent
Microtubule polymer stabilizer
Taxane
Mechanism:
- stabilize microtubules, but they are abnormal and poorly functional
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression
- neuropathy
- fluid retention - due to vehicle
- taxane specific: fluid retention/vascular leak; hypersensitivity rxn to vehicle
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Vinblastine

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Anti-microtubular antineoplastic agent
Mitotic inhibitor
Vinca Alkaloid
Mechanism:
- disassemble microtubules
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression - more myelo than neuro
- neuropathy
- fluid retention - due to vehicle
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Vincristine

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Anti-microtubular antineoplastic agent 
Mitotic inhibitor
Vinca Alkaloid
Mechanism:
- disassemble microtubules
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression
- neuropathy - more neuro than myelo
- fluid retention - due to vehicle
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Erythropoietin

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Growth/CS factor antineoplastic agent
Toxicity:
- clotting
- may promote tumor growth

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Sargramostim

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Growth/CS factor antineoplastic agent
Toxicity:
- high incidence of fever
- chills
- bone pain
- exacerbate inflammatory states
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Romidepsin

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Histone De-Acetylase inhibitor antineoplastic agent
Mechanism:
- blocks HDAC which would normally silence transcription; downregulates genes associated with growth, upregulates genes associated with inhibition of cell proliferation, leads to differentiated fnxs
Use: Cutaneous T cell Lymphoma
Toxicity:
- cardiac
- myelosuppression

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Anastrazole (Arimidex)

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Hormonal oncologic antineoplastic agent
Aromatase inhibitor Type II - nonsteroidal
Mechanism:
- blocks estrogen synthesis at cyp450 aromatase
Use: 
- breast/endometrial cancer
Toxicity:
- bone loss
- fatigue
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Goserelin

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Hormonal oncologic antineoplastic agent
LHRH analog
Mechanism:
- hypothalamic stimulator of continuous LH release therefore lose normal pulsatile release and decrease net LH release
- therefore decrease testosterone production

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Letrozole

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Hormonal oncologic antineoplastic agent
Aromatase inhibitor Type II - nonsteroidal
Mechanism:
- blocks estrogen synthesis at cyp450 aromatase
Use: 
- breast/endometrial cancer
Toxicity:
- bone loss
- MSK fatigue
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Prednisone

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Hormonal oncologic antineoplastic agent
Mechanism:
- induce apoptosis via glucocorticoid receptor action
Use:
- leukemia
Toxicity (related to glucocorticoid excess):
- hyperglycemia
- fluid retention
- gastric irritation
- Cushing's syndrome
- myopathy
- CNS changes
- increased opportunistic infxns
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Tamoxifen

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Hormonal oncologic antineoplastic agent
Anti-estrogen
Mechanism:
- blocks estrogen receptor, estradoil cannot bind ER
Toxicity:
- bone loss
- thrombogenic with DVT and large organ thromboses
- uterine neoplasms
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Irinotecan

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Topo I inhibitor antineoplastic agent
- topo I makes single strand break
Prodrug of SN38 - made in liver
Toxicity:
- diarrhea: early onset - atropine sensitive; late onset - reflects clearance of SN38
- myelosuppression
- alopecia
- nausea/vomit
- fatigue
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Erlotinib

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Tyrosine kinase inhibitor antineoplastic agent
Target: EGF receptor
Use: non-small cell lung cancer and pancreatic
More specific binding to kinase has more specific inhibitor action
Toxicity:
- cutaneous - rash
- GI - diarrhea

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Imatinib

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Tyrosine kinase inhibitor antineoplastic agent
Target: p210bcr-abl, kit
Use: chronic myelogenous leukemia with bcr-abl
More specific binding to kinase has more specific inhibitor action
Toxicity:
- cytopenias
- liver abnormalities
- fluid retention
- rare cardiomyopathy

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Sorafenib

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Tyrosine kinase inhibitor antineoplastic agent
Multikinase antagonist
Targets: VEGF receptor, raf (FLT3)
Use: renal cell and hepatocellular carcinoma
More specific binding to kinase has more specific inhibitor action
Toxicity - related to vascular system:
- hypertension
- proteinuria
- perforated viscus (spontaneous)
- clotting/bleeding
- hand/foot syndrome due to extravasation
- rash
- diarrhea

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Sunitinib

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Tyrosine kinase inhibitor antineoplastic agent
Multikinase antagonist
Targets: VEGF receptor, PDGF, kit (FLT3)
Use: renal cell carcinoma
More specific binding to kinase has more specific inhibitor action
Toxicity - related to vascular system:
- hypertension
- proteinuria
- perforated viscus (spontaneous)
- clotting/bleeding
- hand/foot syndrome due to extravasation
- rash
- diarrhea
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Hydroxyurea

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Oncologic antineoplastic agent
DNA directed agent
Orally bioavailable
Mechanism:
- reversible inhibition of ribonucleotide reductase by chelation of non-heme iron at reactive center
- decreases dNTP pools, stalls replication
Toxicity:
- myelosuppression
- mucosal damage
- enhanced effect in renal failure
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Leucovorin

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Antidote to folic acid antagonists

  • reduced folate, does not require dihydrofolate reductase for action
  • rescues normal cells, loads cancer cells with MTX
  • also used to enhance 5FU toxicity to cancer cells
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Arsenic trioxide

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Hematologic antineoplastic agent
Use: Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Mechanism:
- receives and donates electrons, generates free radicals
Toxicity:
- heavy metal toxicity
- kidney, hepatic
- cardiac conduction problems - long QT
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IL-2

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Hematologic antineoplastic agent
Induces T cell response - cytolytic to tumors
Use: melaoma, renal cell carcinoma
Toxicity:
- hypotension, vascular leak
- headache/fever/chills/fatigue (flu-like)
- altered mental status
- cardiopulmonary
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alpha-interferon

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Hematologic antineoplastic agent
Biological response modifier
Use: adjuvant for melanoma; myeloproliferative neoplasms (CML); Kaposi's sarcoma
Safe in pregnancy
Toxicity:
- fatigue, fever, chills (flu-like)
- cytopenias
- hypotension due to vascular leak
- chronic use: depression
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Tretinoin (all-trans retinoic acid)

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Hematologic antineoplastic agent
Mechanism:
- binds retinoic acid receptor, induces differentiation of leukemic cells
Use: Acute Promyelotic Leukemia with 15;17 translocation
Toxicity:
- teratogenic
- cutaneous - dry skin, ocular keratitis
- increased intracranial pressure - headaches, papilledema
- differentiation syndrome - differentiated tumor cells release cytokines in tissues and cause organ damage

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Bortezomib

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Proteosome inhbitor antineoplastic agent
Mechanism:
- Block digestion of proteins targeted for degradation, prevents cytokine action that would occur through NF-kB
Use: multiple myeloma and lymphoma
Toxicity:
- neuropathy
- thrombocytopenia
- altered GI fnx
- cardio and pulmonary toxicity (prominent)
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Cis-retinoic acid (?)

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Hematologic antineoplastic agent

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GCSF (? same as Sargramostim)

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Growth factor antineoplastic agent

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Ondansetron (?)

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Anti-emetic therapy

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Cirzotinib/Xalkori (?)

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Anti-ALK

anaplastic lymphoma kinase

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Imid

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Thalidomide, Lenalidomide
- alter cytokine milieu
Immunomodulator
Use: multiple myeloma
Toxicity:
- thromboses
- cytopenias
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CAR-T

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Genetically modified T cell - given new genes that allow production of a TCR that does not need MHC
- has internal region that acts as a co-stim
- grow up the T cells with IL-2 before giving back to host
Mechanism:
- allow for non-MHC recognition of tumor antigen
Toxicity:
- cytokine release syndrome

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Alkylating agents

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Platinum derivatives:
- Oxiplatin, Carboplatin, Cisplatin
Cyclophosphamide
Dacarbazine
Melphalan
Mechlorethamine
Procarbazine
Temozolomide
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Antibiotics

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Bleomycin

Dactinomycin

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Topo II inhibitors

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Daunorubicin
Doxorubicin
Etoposide
Mitoxantrone
Idarubicin
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Antibodies

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Bevacuzimab
Cetuximab
Rituximab
Trastuzumab
Blinatumomab
Ado-trastuzumab emtansine
Ipilimumab
Bretuximab
Pembrolizumab
Nivolumab
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Anti-metabolites

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Decitabine
Azacitidine
Cytarabine
Fluorouracil
Gemciabine
Methotrexate
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Anti-microtubule

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Paclitaxel
Vinblastine
Vincristine

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Growth/CS factors

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Erythropoietin

Samgramostim

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HDAC inhibitor

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Romidepsin

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Hormonal oncologics

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Anastrazole
Goserelin
Letrozole
Prednisone
Tamoxifen
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Topo I inhibitors

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Irinotecan

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Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

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Erlotinib
Imatinib
Sorafenib
Sunitinib

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Other oncologics

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Hydroxyurea

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Antidote to folic acid antagonists

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Leucovorin

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Additional hematologics

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Arsenic trioxide
IL-2
IFN-a
Tretinoin - all trans retinoic acid

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Anti-emetic therapy

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Ondansetron

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