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WVSOM -- First Aid -- AntiCancer Drugs

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What is log kill?   fixed percentage that increaes with growth fraction  
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When do you use a cell-cycle nonspecific drug?   Low fixed growth  
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What drug is used to rescue from MTX?   Leucovorin  
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What is MTX MoA   Folic acid analog that inhibits S phase  
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What is MoA of 5-FU   Pyrimidine analog in S phase  
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What is 5-FU used for?   solid tumors and basal cell carcinoma (topically)  
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How do you rescue 5-FU toxicity?   thymidine  
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MoA 5-MP   purine analog in S phase activated by HGPRTase  
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What is the important interaction with 6-MP?   metabolized by xanthine oxidase so increased toxicity with allopurinol  
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If you want to give 6-MP to a patient on allopurinol what can you give instead?   6-TG  
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MoA dactinomycin   intercalates in DNA  
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when do you give dactinomycin   wilm's tumor, sarcoma, rhabdosarcoma (childhood tumor)  
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Doxorubicin side effect   cardiotoxicity  
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what is the antidote for doxorubicin   dexrazaxane  
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when do you give doxorubicin?   hodgkin's lymphoma  
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MoA doxorubicin   generate free radicals  
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Bleomycin MoA   G2-phase specific by breakign DNA strans with free radicals  
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when do you use bleomycin?   Testicular cancer adn Hodgkin's  
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what is side effect of bleomycin   pulmonary fibrosis  
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What is major side effect of cyclophosphamide   hemorrhagic cystitis prevented by mesna and aggressive hydration  
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Nitrosourea clinical use   brain tumor  
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What is side effect of vinblastine   Blasts Bone marrow  
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What is side effect of vincristine?   neurotoxicity  
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MoA paclitaxel   M phase and hyperstabilizes mitotic spindles so they can't break down  
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MoA vincristine/blastine?   blocks M phase by blocking polymerization of microtubules  
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What is major side effect of Cisplastin?   NAUSEA!!! Nephrotoxicity and acoustic nerve damage  
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What part of the cell do drugs work on if they act in M-phase?   microtubules  
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MoA of tomoxifen   receptor antagonist in breast and bone blocking the binding of estrogen receptor cells  
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What drug also has same MoA as tomoxifen?   raloxifene  
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When is imatinib used?   CML with philadelphia chromosome  
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trastuzumab clinical uses   monoclonal antibody agains HER-2; aka herceptin  
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