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Pharmacology Flashcards

1
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Clinical use nitroureas

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brain tumors

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Mechanism:

5-FU

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PYrimidine analog inhibits thymidylate synthase

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Etoposide/teniposide MOA

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inhibit topoisomerase II

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2
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Vemurafenib MOA

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small molecule inhibitor of BRAF+ melanoma

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Imatinib toxicity

A

edema

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Trastuzumab toxicity

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heart

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Mechanism:

Cytarabine

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Pyrimidine analog inhibits DNA polymerase

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Cisplatin/carboplatin toxicity

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  1. Nephro: prevent with amifostine
  2. Oto
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7
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Erlotinib toxicity

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rash

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8
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Imatinib clinical use

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CML, GIST

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8
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Rituximab MOA

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Monoclonal antibody against CD20

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Tamoxifen/raloxifene MOA

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SERM - antagonist breast, agonist bone

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Trastuzumab MOA

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Monoclonal antibody against HER-2 (c-erbB2), a tyrosine kinase receptor

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9
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Paclitaxel MOA

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prevent mitotic spindle breakdown

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10
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Mechanism:

Bleomycin

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Free radical formation induces DNA strand breaks

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10
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Toxicity

Dactinomycin

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Myelosuppression

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11
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Erlotinib Clinical Use

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NSCLC

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12
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Paclitaxel toxicity

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  1. myelosuppression
  2. alopecia
  3. hypersensitivity
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12
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Tamoxifen toxicity

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endometrial cancer

hot flashes

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13
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Microtubule inhibitors act on what cell cycle phase

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M

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14
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vinblastine toxicity

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  1. myelosuppression
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15
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Clinical use busulfan

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CML and bone marrow ablation

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Cell cycle phase

Cladribine (2CDA)

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S

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17
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Vincristine/vinblastine MOA

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bind beta-tubulin to prevent mitotic spindle formation

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18
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Does raloxifene increase endometrial CA risk

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no

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19
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Toxicity

Doxorubicin

A

DCM

Myelosuppression

Alopecia

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19
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Bevacizumab MOA

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VEGF monoclonal antibody

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20
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Clinical use

Bleomycin

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Testicular cancer

Hodgkin Lymphoma

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22
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Mechanism:

MTX

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Folic acid analog inhibits dihydrofolate reductase

24
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Toxicity:

Cytarabine

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Pancytopenia

24
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Irinotecan/topotecan MOA

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inhibits topoisomerase I

25
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Toxicity

Busulfan

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  1. Myelosuppression
  2. Pulmonary fibrosis
  3. hyperpigmentation
26
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Cisplatin/carboplatin MOA

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cross link DNA

27
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Bevacizumab toxicity

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  1. hemorrhage
  2. blood clots
  3. impaired wound healing
28
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Imatinib MOA

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tyrosine kinase inhibitor BCR-ABL and c-kit

29
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Cisplatin/carboplatin clinical use

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testicular, bladder, ovary, lung

30
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Nitroureas toxicity

31
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Vincristine toxicity

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  1. neurotoxic
  2. paralytic ileus
32
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Hydroxyurea MOA

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inhibits ribonucleotide reductase

increases HbF concentration

34
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Toxicity:

Azathiprine, 6MP, 6TG

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Myelosuppression

Allopurinol and febuxostat toxicity

36
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Cell cycle phase

MTX

37
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Cell cycle phase:

Azathioprine

38
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What is given to prevent DCM 2/2 doxorubicin

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Dexrazoxane

40
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Mechanism:

Dactinomycin

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Intercalates DNA

40
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Hydroxyurea toxicity

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  1. severe myelosuppression
  2. GI upset
42
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Mechanism:

Cladribine (2CDA)

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Purine analog

43
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Give mesna with what drug to prevent what

A

cyclophosphamide

hemorrhagic cystitis

44
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Clinical use

Dactinomycin

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Childhood tumors: Wilm’s, Ewing, etc

45
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Paclitaxel clinical use

A

ovarian and breast CA

46
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Location of DNA cross link in cyclophosphamide

A

Guanine N7

48
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What drug class

Paclitaxel

vincristine

vinblastine

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microtubule inhibitors

51
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MTX toxicity

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  1. myelo, leucovorin-reversible
  2. hepato
  3. mucositis
  4. pulmonary fibrosis
52
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Hydroxyurea cell cycle phase

53
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Clinical use:

Cladribine (2CDA)

A

Hairy cell leukemia

54
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Cell cycle phase

5FU

55
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Mechanism:

Azathioprine

6MP

6TG

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Purine analog decreases purine synthesis

56
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Toxicity

Cyclophosphamide

ifosfamide

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  1. Myelosuppression
  2. hemorrhagic cystitis
57
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Rituximab Toxicity

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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

58
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Mechanism:

Doxorubicin

A

Free radical formation

59
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Alkylating agent MOA

A

Cross links DNA

60
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Etoposide/teniposide toxicity cell cycle phase

61
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Topical used to treat basal cell CA

62
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What drug class:

Bleomycin

Dactinomycin

Doxorubcin

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Antitumor antibiotics

63
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Toxicity

Cladribine (2CDA)

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  1. Myelo
  2. Nephro
  3. Neuro
64
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What drug class

Bisulfan

cyclophosphamide

ifosfamide

carmustine

lomustine

semustine

streptozocin

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Alkylating agents

65
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Antimetabolites act on what cell cycle phase

66
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Erlotinib MOA

A

EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor

67
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Toxicity

Bleomycin

A

Pulmonary fibrosis

skin hyperpigmentation

mucositis

68
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Cell cycle phase

Cytarabine

69
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5FU toxicity

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myelo, not reversible with leucovorin (folinic acid)

70
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irinotecan/topotecan toxicity

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  1. severe myelosuppression
  2. diarrhea
71
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Antitumor antibiotics affect what cell cycle stage

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