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pharm 1 liner- heme/onco Flashcards

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Antineoplastic pyrimidine analog that inhibits DNA polymerase

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cytarabine

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Drug used concurrently with antineoplastics to reduce renal precipitation of urates

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allopurinol

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Agent used for megaloblastic anemia (but does not reverse neurologic symptoms) and decrease neural tube defects during pregnancy

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folic acid

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Three antineoplastic purine analogs that inhibit purine synthesis

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azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine

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Serious side effect of cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide due to generation of acrolein

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hemorrhagic cystitis

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Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor with S phase cell cycle selectivity that is used for management of sickle cell anemia

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hydroxyurea

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Humanized monoclonal antibody against CD52 that is used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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alemtuzumab

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Agent that is used to bind acrolein and prevent drug-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

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mesna

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Neurotoxicity (areflexia, peripheral neuritis) is commonly associated with

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Microtubule inhibitors : vinca alkaloids (e.g., vincristine, vinblastine), taxanes (e.g., paclitaxel)

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Alkylating agent that has greater activity against myeloid cells than lymphoid cells; serious side effects include myelosuppression and pulmonary fibrosis

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busulfan

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Agent used for megaloblastic anemia with neurological deficits

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vitamin B12

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Inhibits microtubule formation by binding to β-tubulin; dose-limiting side effect is neurotoxicity

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vincristine

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Platinum-derivatives that form DNA intrastrand cross-links; causes dose-limiting nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, and neurotoxicity

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cisplatin, carboplatin

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Two antineoplastics that inhibit topoisomerase I

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Irinotecan, topotecan

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Agent used for anemias (especially with renal failure)

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erythropoietin

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Inhibits BRAF kinase in melanomas with BRAF V600E mutation

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vemurafenib

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Antineoplastic can be used as intravesical treatment for superficial bladder cancer and associated with hemolytic-uremic syndrome

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mitomycin

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DNA intercalating agent with minimal myelosuppression that induces formation of free radicals; dose-limiting side effects include pulmonary fibrosis and mucocutaneous reactions

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bleomycin

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Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (dilated cardiomyopathy) is caused by

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increased production of free radicals within myocardium

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Agent used for hypochromic microcytic anemias

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ferrous sulfate

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Antineoplastic folic acid analog that inhibits dihydrofolate reductase

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methotrexate

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Irinotecan use is limited because of one severe adverse effect

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Gastrointestinal toxicity (life-threatening diarrhea)

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Two most commonly used glucocorticoids for cancer due to their lymphotoxic effects; may cause Cushing-like symptoms

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prednisone, prednisolone

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Agent that is used to detoxify reactive metabolites and savenge free radical and prevent drug-induced nephrotoxicity (Fanconi syndrome, acute tubular necrosis)

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amifostine

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DNA intercalating agent useful for treatment of solid tumors in children

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dactinomycin (actinomycin D)

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Enzyme activates purine analogs

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hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT)

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Alkylating drugs cause disulfiram-like reaction to alcohol

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decarbonize, procarbazine

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Serious side effect associated with cytarabine

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pancytopenia

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Recombinant human monoclonal antibody against human epidermal growth factor-2 (HER2) receptor; useful for breast cancer cells that overexpress HER2

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trastuzumab

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Hyperstabilizes microtubule polymer and prevents microtubule breakdown

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paclitaxel, -taxels

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Two anthracyclines that chelate DNA, form free radicals, and cause dose-limiting cardiotoxicity

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duanorubicin, doxorubicin

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Iron-chelator that is used to protect against anthracycline-induced cardio-toxicity

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dexrazoxane

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Two antineoplastics that require dose-reduction in patients who are taking allopurinol

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azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine

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Antineoplastic with G2 phase cell cycle selectivity

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Antineoplastics that inhibit topoisomerase II

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Etoposide, teniposide, Anthracyclines, Amsacrine

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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist that can be used to inhibit luteinizing hormone secretion and testosterone production in men with advanced prostate cancer when administered continously

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leoprolide

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Nitrosureas that spontaneously form active intermediates that cross-link DNA; can cross blood-brain-barrier and is indicated for brain tumors

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carmustine, -mustines

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Agent used for pernicious anemia

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cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12)

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Recombinant human monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

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bevacizumab

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Inhibits microtubule formation by binding to β-tubulin; dose-limiting side effect is bone marrow suppression

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vinblastine

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Azathioprine is a prodrug for

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6-mercaptopurine

42
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Partial or complete deficiency of an enzyme can increase the toxicity of 5-FU

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dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (pharmacogenetic syndrome)

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Antineoplastic pyrimidine analog that inhibits thymidylate synthetase

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5-fluorouracil (5-FU)

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Inhibits BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase expressed by the Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myeloid leukemia

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agent used for neutropenia associated with cancer chemotherapy and bone marrow trnasplantation

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filgrastim (granulocyte colony-stumating factor) and sargramostim (granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor)

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Vinca alkaloids cause excessive free water retention and euvolemic hyponatremia

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Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)

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Two prodrugs, that after liver bioactivation, bind to N7 nitrogen of guanine and cross-link DNA

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cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide

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Chimeric monoclonal antibody against CD20 antigen found on non-Hodgkin lymphomas and normal B lymphocytes

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Increase activity of cytotoxic cells and indicated for hairy cell leukemia

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interferon alpha-2b

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