Pharma- AntiCancer Flashcards
Rescue drug for:
Methotrexate
Leucovorin
readily absorbed, TH4 analog
Rescue drug for:
Cyclophosphamide
MESNA (mercaptoethanesulfonate)
- traps ACROLEIN released by Cyclophosphamide
prevents hemorrhagic cystitis
Rescue drug for:
Anthracyclins
eg Doxorubicin
Dexrazoxane
inhibits free radical formation
protects agains Cardiotoxicity
4 requirements in choosing combination of anticancer drugs
- Each drug should be effective against cancer when used alone
- Different mechanism of action
- Minimal Cross reaction
- Different toxicity
5 types of anticancer drugs
Alkylating agent Antimetabolite Natural products Antitumor Antibiotics Miscellaneous Hormonal
Alkylating agents: CCNS drugs
- Nitrogen mustards
- Nitrosureas
- Alkyl sulfonates
- Others
Mechlorethamine
Cyclophosphamide
Chlorambucil
Carmustine
Lomustine
Busulfan
Cisplatin
Dacarbazine
Procarbazine
MoA of Alkylating agents
they form reactive species that ALKYLATE NUCLEOPHILIC GROUPS ON DNA BASES
esp N-7 postition of guanine
Tumor cell resistance to Alkylating agents
Increased DNA repair
Formation of trapping agents like thiol
Decreased Drug permeability
This SPONTANEOUSLY forms a reactive cytotoxic product
Marked vesicant (Blister-forming) actions
Mechlorethamine
Platinum analogs
used IV
Cleared renaly
cisplatin, carboplatin, Oxaliplatin
Platinum analog that causes GI distress, mild hematotoxicity, AND NEUROTOXIC ( periph neuropathy and acoustic nerve damage)
Nephrotoxic
Cisplatin
Platinum analog that causes dose-limiting Neurotoxicity
Oxaliplatin
Alkylating agent that causes
- adrenal insufficiency, pulmonary fibrosis and skin pigmentation
Busulfan
Antimetabolite agents: CCS drugs
- S phase
- Anti Folic Acid
- Purine
- Pyrimidine
Methotrexate
mercaptoPURINE, Thioguanine
Fluorouracil, Cytarabine, Gemcitabine
Inhibitor of Dihydrofolate Reductase
Formation of polyglutamate derivatives
Clearance is dependent on renal function
Methotrexate
Methotrexate also useful for
Rheumatoid Arthritis Psoriasis
Ectopic Pregnancy
Mercaptopurine and Thioguanine activated by
HGPRTase
Used for Acute Leukemia
Chronic Myelocytic leukemia
Dose limiting for Mercaptopurine and Thioguanine
Bone marrow suppresion
Converted to FdUMP
5-FU
Topical 5-FU used for
Keratoses and Superficial basal cell carcionma
Pyrimidine antimetabolite activated to AraCTP-> inhibits DNA polymerase
Cytarabine
Antimetabolite most specific for S phase
Cytarabine
Natural Product Anticancer: CCS
Vinca Alkaloids
Podophyllytoxin
Camptothecan
Taxanes
Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vinorelbine
eTOPOside, teniPOside
IrinoTECAN, topoTECAN
pacliTAXEL, doceTAXEL
MoA block the formation of mitotic spindle by preventing assembly of tubulin dimers into microtubules
Specific to M phase
Vinka alkaloids
Given IV
Good penetration except CNS
Resistance to Vinka Alkaloids due to
Increased efflux of the drugs from tumor cells
used for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer and Breast Cancer
Wilm’s tumor
Kaposi’s sarcom
Vinorelbine
Vincristine
Vinblastine
Vinka alkaloids that does NOT cause MYELOSUPPRESSION but has NEUROTOXIC ACTIONS
Vincristine
Semisynthetic derivative of podophyllotoxin, DNA breakage via inhibition of TOPO II
active against Late S and early G2 phase
Etoposide
renal excretion
Germ cell , gastric cancer
Produce DNA damage by inhibiting TOPO I
Camptothecins
Prodrug converted in the LIVER to SN-38
Irinotecan
exreted in bile and feces
Markedly affected by Genetic variation
Causes excessive toxicity in Irinotecan
variant of UGT1A that result to low GLUCURONIDATION activity
2nd line therapy for Advanced ovarian ca and Small cell lung ca
Metastatic colorectal Ca
Topotecan
Irinotecan
2 most common AE of Camptothecan
Myelosuppresion
Diarrhea
Interferes with mitotic spindle by preventing microtubule disassembly into tubulin monomers
Pacli and docetaxel
Drug group for SOLID tumors
Taxanes