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Treatment of cancers Flashcards

1
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What are selective estrogen receptor modulators used in the treatment of breast cancer?

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tamoxifen

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2
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What’s the brand name for tamoxifen?

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Nolvadex

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3
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What are estrogen receptor down regulator used in the treatment of breast cancer?

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fulvestrant

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4
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What’s the brand name for fulvestrant?

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Faslodex

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5
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What are aromatase inhibitors used in the treatment of breast cancer?

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anastrozole, exemestane, letrozole

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6
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What’s the brand name for anastrozole?

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Arimidex

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7
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What’s the brand name for exemestane?

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Aromasin

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8
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What’s the brand name for letrozole?

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Femara

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9
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What are kinase and mTOR inhibitors used in the treatment of breast cancer?

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everolimus, lapatinib, palbociclib, ribociclib

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10
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What is the brand name for everolimus?

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Afinitor

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11
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What is the brand name for lapatinib?

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Tykerb

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12
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What is the brand name for palbociclib?

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Ibrance

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13
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What’s the brand name for ribociclib?

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Kisqali

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14
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What are taxanes used in the treatment of breast cancer?

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docetaxel, paclitaxel

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15
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What’s the brand name for docetaxel?

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Taxotere

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16
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What are microtubule inhibitors used in the treatment of breast cancer?

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eribulin

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17
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What is the brand name for eribulin?

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Halaven

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18
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What are monoclonal antibodies used in the treatment of breast cancer?

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pertuzumab

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19
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What’s the brand name for pertuzumab?

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Perjeta

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20
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What are gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist used in the treatment of prostate cancer?

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goserelin

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21
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What’s the brand name for goserelin?

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Zoladex

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22
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What are microtubule inhibitors used in the treatment of prostate cancer?

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estramustine

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23
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What’s the brand name for estramustine?

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Emcyt

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24
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What are kinase inhibitors used in the treatment of lung cancer?

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afatinib, certinib, crizotinib, erlotinib, gefitinib

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25
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What’s the brand name for afatinib?

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Giotrif

26
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What’s the brand name for certinib?

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Zykadia

27
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What’s the brand name for crizotinib?

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Xalkori

28
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What’s the brand name for erlotinib?

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Tarceva

29
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What’s the brand name for gefitnib?

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Iressa

30
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What are antimetabolites used in the treatment of cancer?

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methotrexate, permetexed, mercaptopurine, thioguanine,

31
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What is the brand name for pemetrexed??

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Alimta

32
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What is the brand name for mercaptopurine?

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Purinethol

33
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What is the brand name for thioguanine?

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Lanvis

34
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What are platinum compounds used in the treatment of ovarian and testicular cancer?

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carboplatin, cisplatin, oxaliplatin

35
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What are fluoropyrimidines used in the treatment of colorectal cancer?

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capecitabine, fluorouracil, cytarabine, fludarabine, gemcitabine

36
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What is the brand name for capecitabine?

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Xeloda

37
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What’s the brand name for fludarabine?

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Fludara

38
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What’s the brand name for gemcitabine?

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Gemzar

39
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What are topoisomerase inhibitors used in the treatment of colorectal cancer?

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etopside, irinotecan, topotecan

40
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What’s the brand name for etopside?

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Vepesid

41
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What’s the brand name for irinotecan?

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Onivyde

42
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What’s the brand name for topotecan?

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Hycamtin

43
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What are monoclonal antibodies used in the treatment used in the treatment of skin cancer?

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bevacizumab

44
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What’s the brand name for bevacizumab?

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Avastin

45
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What are kinase inhibitors used in the treatment of skin cancers?

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cobimetinib, dabrafenib, trametinib, vermurafenib

46
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What is the brand name for cobimetinib?

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Cotellic

47
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What is the brand name for dabrafenib?

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Tafinlar

48
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What is the brand name for trametinib?

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Mekinist

49
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What is the brand name for verurafenib?

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Zelboraf

50
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What progestins are used in the treatment of uterus and ovary cancers?

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medroxyprogesterone, megestrol acetate

51
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What are alkylating agents used in the treatment of cancers

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cyclophosphamide, melphalen

52
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What is the brand name for cyclophosphamide?

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Procytox

53
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What’s the brand name for melphalen?

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Alkeran

54
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What are anthracyclines used in the treatment of cancer?

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doxorubicin, epirubicin, mitoxantrone

55
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What’s the brand name for doxorubicin?

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Adriamycin

56
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What’s the brand name for epirubicin?

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Pharmorubicin

57
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What are vinca alkaloids used in the treatment of cancers?

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vinorelbine, vinblastine, vincristine

58
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What are miscelaneous antineoplastic agents used in the treatment of cancer?

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bleomycin, dactinomycin, mitomycin, porfimer

59
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What’s the brand name for dactinmycin?

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Cosmegen

60
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What’s the brand name for porfimer?

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Photofrin

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