pharm chemo 2 Flashcards
what is the normal MOA for folic acid?
- tetrahydrofolate gains a methyl group and forms 510 methyltetrahydrofolate
- 510 changes dUMP to dTMP AND it turns into dihydrofoalte via TS enzyme
- dihydrofolate turns into tetrahydrofolate via dihydrofolate reductase enzyme
- cycle repeats
very IMPORTANT FOR DNA SYNTEHSSI OF CELL
tetrahydrofolate is needed to make AA/protein/DNA/purines
what is the AICAR enzyme?
it helps folate participate in de novo synthesis of purines
what group is methotrexate part of ?
folic acid analogs
what group is pralatrexate part of ?
folic acid analogs
what group is pemetrexed part of ?
folic acid analogs
what kind of cell cylce phase does methotrexate work on?
S PHASE SINCE IT EXERT ITS EFFECT ON THE DNA PHASE
what is the many MOA for methotrexate?
- MTX is taken up by the cell via folate transporter
- MTX becomes polyglutamated
- MTX gets trapped in the cell and INHIBITS TS ENZYME so tetrahydrofolate cannot be made
- OR MTX can inhibit dihydrolate reductase so dihydrofolate accumaltes –> inhibits TS and does apoptosis
- OR MTX can inhibit synthesis of purines
what is the pharmokokineteics for MTX
- excreated in the kidney becareful with kidney dz
- builds up in 3rd space so can casue asicites
what drug would u give choriocarcinoma?
MTX or any of the folic acid analog
for what would you give POMP?
ALL, other leukemias/lymphomas
what drug would u give for osterosarcoma?
MTX with leuocovin (have that resuce)
what else is MTX goodfor? ? WHAT is it good for?
it has ANTI inflammatory properties
1. low dose MTX - it inhibits DR and TS and will decrease production of inflamamtory cell
2. inhibits Aicar enzymes - when AICAR is inhibited, adenosime builds up which has anti imflammatory propertios
LOW DOSE MTX good for RA inflammatory disorders psoriasis
what are the toxicities of MTX?
- myleosupression, GI, alopecia, dermatitis
- impaired oogenesis/spermatogensis
- cirrohosis, teratogensis
- abortifacient - combine with misoprostol to kill babies
how do cancer cells develop resistence of MTX?
- cell can alter folate transporter so DEC untake of MTX
- alter DHFR enzyme so dec affinrity of MTX
- increased DHFR - overexpression so MTX has no effect
- inc effelux - pump MTX out of the cell so no effect
- decrease polyglutamation - needed for MTX to work
what is the effect of having HIGH DOSES OF MTX?
if u have high doses of MTX, then you really dont need a transporter bc it will go into the cell eventually but high dose will be toxic
when do you give lecovorin and what is it ?
leucovorin is a folinic acid whic his taken up BY ONLY HEALTHY CELLS, NOT CANCER CELLS - rememebr this
so you give a huge dose of MTX and MTX Will be taken up by cancer cell and kill it, healthy cells will take up leucovorin and use it for metabolic needs
so you give MTX and leucovorin tg called the leucovorin rescue
what are purine analogs?
they are durgs that have sulfar groups which helps bring the drug INTO THE CELLs
what group is 6-thiopurine analogs part of ? what are two examples?
part of purines analogs
6MP
6TG
which drug would u give for osterosarcoma?
MTX
what drug class is fludarabine part of?
purine analogs
what drug class is cladribine part of?
purine analogs