Tumors Of GI Tract Flashcards
Colorectal CA
Bevacizumab
Cetuximab
Gastric Cancer
Glutamic Acid
Trastuzumab
GI Carcinoid
Methylsergide
Octreotide
GI stromal tumor
Imatinib
Sunitinib
Pancreatic CA
Erlotinib
Liver CA
sorafenib
oral form of 5FU
capecitabine
Conventional agents used in various combinations used to treat GI tumors
Capecetibine Cisplatin-MESNA Docetaxel Doxorubicin 5-FU Gemcitabine INFN-alpha Ironotecan Leucovorin
incidence of colorectal cancer in US
3rd most common
2nd most deadly
conventional regimens for colorectal CA
FOLFOX (5FU, leucovorin oxaplatin)
FOLFIRI (irinotecan instead of oxaplatin)
targeted therapies improve outsomes for colorectal cancer except in patients with
KRAS+ mutations (GOF)
*obviously BRAF would prove targeted therapy innefective too, but he doesnt list it here
targeted therapies for colorectal CA
bevacisumab
cetuximab
esophageal CA tx
dysphagia is presenting symptom
*invasion of MP-mets has occured usually by dx.
cisplatin-5FU
cis-5FU-vinblastine
*taxanes as second line therapy
4th most deadly CA
gastric
*5 year survival 20%
all patients for gastric cancer should be tested for
HER2 status
tx of her2 + gastric cancer
trastuzumab, 5FU/cisplatin
her2 negative therapy
5FU, cis, with or without anthracyline (doxo/doce)
*ironotecan + docetaxel are allowable too
anciallary agent for gastric cancer
glutamic acid-gastric acidifier to counterbalance deficieny of HCL in gastric juice
four reasons/mechanisms why treating gastric cancer is so difficult
EBV infection-fundus mainly
Microsatellite instability-body=antrum
Genomic stability-antrum>body
Chromosomal instability-cardia
tx of GI carcinoid tumors
octreotide
methylsergide
describe carcinoid tumors
arise from cells linking endocrine and central nervous system-responsible for produciton of key neurosecretory hromones
MOA for octreotide
somatostatin receptors that inhibit seretion of serotonin and other gI-panc peptides
-results in increased intestinal absorption of H2O and electrolytes, dec gastric acid, increased intestinal transit time
tachyphylaxis is a problem with which agent
octreotide-treatment is 12 mos
serotonin antagonist
methylsergide-inhibits diarrhea arising from serotonin effects in the GI