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TRADITIONAL CHEMOTHERAPY AGENT SPECIFICS Flashcards

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WHICH CHEMO CLASSES ARE CELL CYCLE INDEPENDENT AGENTS

A

ALKYLATING AGENTS
PLATINUM-BASED COMPOUNDS
ANTHRACYCLINES

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WHICH AGENTS ARE IN THE ALKYLATING AGENTS CLASS?

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CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, IFOSFAMIDE
CARMUSTINE, LOMUSTINE
BUSULFAN

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WHICH AGENTS ARE PLATINUM BASED COMPOUNDS?

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CISPLATIN
CARBOPLATIN
OXALIPLATIN

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WHICH ARENTS ARE ANTHRACYCLINES

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DOXORUBICIN, DAUNORUBICIN
MITOXANTRONE

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WHICH CHEMO CLASSES ARE CELL CYCLE SPECIFIC AGENTS

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TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITORS (1 AND 2)
VINCA ALKALOIDS
TAXANES
PYRIMIDINE ANALOG ANTIMETABOLITES
FOLATE ANTIMETABOLITES

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ALKYLATING AGENT MOA

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CROSS LINKING DNA STRANDS, INHIBITING PROTEIN SYNTHESIS AND DNA SYNTHESIS

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HOW DOES MESNA WORK

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INACTIVATES TOXIC METABOLITE ACROLEIN THAT CONCENTRATES IN THE BLADDER

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WHAT IS THE TOXIC METABOLITE OF CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE AND IFOSFAMIDE

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ACROLEIN

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PLATINUM BASED COMPOUNDS MOA

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CROSS LINK DNA, INHIBITING DNA SYNTHESIS AND CELL REPLICATION

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PLATINUM BASED COMPOUND WARNING

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PLATINUM COMPONENT CAN CAUSE TOXICITIES RELATED TO HEAVY EMTAL POISONING, LIKE NEUROPATHY, OTOTOXICITY, AND NEPHROPATHY

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CARBOPLATIN CALVERT FORMULA

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USED TO CALCULATE DOSE FOR TARGET AUC
DOSE = (TARGET AUC)X(GFR+25)
AUC CAN RANGE FROM 2-8
GFR IS CAPPED AT 125

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PLATINUM BASED COMPOUND BOXED WARNING

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ANAPHYLACTIC LIKE REACTIONS
RISK INCREASES WITH REPEATED EXPOSURE

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WHICH ANTHRACYCLINES HAVE A UNIQUE COLOR

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DOXORUBICIN IS RED
MITOCANTRONE IS BLUE

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TOPOISOMERASE 1 INHIBITOR INHIBITS WHICH PHASE

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S PHASE

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TOPIOSOMERASE 2 INHIBITORS INHIBIT WHICH PHASE

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BLOCK G2 PHASE

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VINCA ALKALOIDS MOA
WHICH PHASE?

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INHIBIT FUNCTION OF MICROTUBULES IN M PHASE

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VINCA ALKALOIDS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MORE BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION THAN VINCRISTINE

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VINBLASTINE AND VINOREBLINE
BOTH HAVE B IN NAME

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TAXANES MOA AND PHASE

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INHIBIT FUNCTION OF MICROTUBULES IN M PHASE

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TAXANE BOXED WARNING

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INFUSION RELATED HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS AND FATAL ANAPHYLAXIS WITH ALL TAXANES

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TAXANE DRUG INTERACTION WITH ANOTHER CHEMO CLASS

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TAXANE ELIMINATION REDUCED WHEN GIVE AFTER CISPLATIN/CARBOPLATIN
GIVE TAXANES BEFORE

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WHICH TAXANE DOES NOT CAUSE HYPERSENSITIVITY AND DOES NOT NEED PREMEDICATION

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PACLITAXEL

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PYRIMIDINE ANALOG ANTIMETABOLITES MOA AND PHASE

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INHIBIT PSYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS DURING S PHASE

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WHAT METABOLITES IS INCORPORATED INTO RNA WHEN PYRIMIDINE ANALOGS ARE USED

A

F-UMP
S-dUMP

24
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FOLATE ANTIMETABOLITE MOA AND PHASE

A

INTERFERE WITH ENZYMES INVOLVED IN FOLIC ACID CYCLE, BLOCKING PURINE AND PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS DURING S PHASE

25
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HOW IS DOSING DIFFERENT FOR METHOTREXATE IN RA/PSORIASIS VS ONCOLOGY

A

DOSES IS MUCH HIGHER IN ONCOLOGY
RA/PSORIASIS DOSES ARE WEEKLY DOSES

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WHAT IS ADMINISTERED TO ↓ RISK OF NEPHROTOXICITY WITH METHOTREXATE

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HYDRATION AND IV NA-BICARB TO ALKALINIZE THE URINE

27
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IF WANT TO USE SUPPLEMENTS TO ↓ RISK OF SIDE EFFECTS WITH FOLATE ANTIMETABOLITES, WHICH ONES ARE USED?

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A REDUCED FORM OF FOLIC ACID IS NEEDED (REGULAR FOLATE DOES NOT WORK)

28
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WHICH MEDICATIONS CAN INTERACT WITH METHOTREXATE

A

NSAIDS
SALICYLATES

29
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WHICH mTOR AGENTS CAN BE USED IN ONCOLOGY

A

EVEROLIMUS
TEMSIROLIMUS

30
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EVEROLIMUS SIDE EFFECTS

A

MOUTH ULCERS/STOMATITIS
RASH
INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE
PERIPHERAL EDEMA
DYSLIPIDEMIA
↑BP

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BEVACIZUMAB MOA

A

VEGF INHIBITOR

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VEGF INHIBITOR CONCERNS

A

IMPAIRS WOUND HEALING - DO NOT GIVE 28 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER SURGERY
SEVERE/FATAL BLEEDING
GI PERFORATION

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TRASTUZUMAB MOA

A

HER2 INHIBITOR

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HER2 INHIBITOR CONCERNS

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MONITOR LVEF DUE TO RISK OF HF

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CETUXIMAB MOA

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EGFR INHIBITOR

36
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EGFR INHIBITOR PHARMACOGENOMICS

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FOR LUNG CANCER
MUST BE KRAS WILD TYPE TO USE
MUTATION PREDICTS POOR RESPONSE

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EGFR INHIBITOR CONCERNS

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ACNEIFORM RASH
RASH INDICATES BETTER RESPONSE TO DRUG
AVOID SUNLIGHT
USE EMOLLIENTS, STEROIDS, ABX TO REDUCE SKIN DAMAGE

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RITUXIMAB MOA

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LEUKOCYTE CLUSTER OF DIFFERENTIATION (CD) ANTIGEN INHIBITOR

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CD-INHIBITOR CONCERNS

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PREMEDICATE WITH BENADRYLL, APAP, STEROID DUE TO RISK OF INFUSION REACTIONS

40
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PROGRAMMED DEATH RECEPTOR-1 (PD-1) INHIBITOR CONCERNS

A

IMMUNE-MEDIATED TOXICITIES

41
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CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN-4 (CTLA-4) INHIBITOR CONCERN

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REMS PROGRAM
FATAL IMMUNE MEDIATED REACTION

42
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WHAT TESTING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE ADMINISTERING TKIs

A

PHARMACOGENOMIC TESTING TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS WHO WILL BENEFIT

43
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IMATINIB USE AND MOA

A

CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA (CML)
BCR-ABL INHIBITOR

44
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IMATINIB CONCERNS

A

MUST BE BCR-ABL POSITIVE TO USE
CAN CAUSE FLUID RETENTION AND EDEMA

45
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BRAF INHIBITOR USE

A

USED IN MELANOMA

46
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BRAF INHIBITOR CONCERNS

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MUST BE BRAF V600E OR V600K MUTATION POSITIVE
NEW MALIGNANCIES CAN OCCUR

47
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MITOGEN-ACTIVATED EXTRACELLULAR KINASE (MEK) 1 AND 2 INHIBITOR CONCERNS

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USED IN COMBINATION WITH BRAF INHIBITORS IN PATIENTS WITH BRAF V600E AND V600K MUTATIONS

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EGFR INHIBITOR USE

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NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC)

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EGFR INHIBITOR CONCERNS

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MUST BE EGFR MUTATION POSITIVE
RASH THAT INDICATES A BETTER RESPONSE

50
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ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK) INHIBITORS USE

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NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC)

51
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ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK) INHIBITORS CONCERNS

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MUST BE ALK MUTATION POSITIVE

52
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COMMON TOXICITIES WITH TKIs

A

THYROID GLAND (HYPOTHYROIDISM)
HEART (QT PRLONGATION)
SKIN (RASH)
BLOOD VESSELS (HTN, HAND AND FOOT SYNDROME)
LIVER (HEPATOTOXICITY)
INTESTINES (DIARRHEA)

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WHICH ORAL CHEMO AGENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN WITH FOOD

A

IMATINIB
CAPECITABINE

54
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WHICH ORAL CHEMO AGENTS CAN BE TAKEN WITHOUT REGARD TO FOOD

A

ANASTRAZOLE
TAMOXIFEN

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