Flashcards in Hem & Onc - Pharm (Individual Cancer Drugs & Common Chemotoxicities) Deck (49)
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What drug has the same mechanism of Cisplatin? What is their mechanism?
Carboplatin; Cross-link DNA
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For what cancers are cisplatin and/or carboplatin used clinically?
(1) Testicular (2) Bladder (3) Ovary (4) Lung (carcinomas)
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What are the toxicities associated with Cisplatin/carboplatin?
(1) Nephrotoxicity (2) Acoustic nerve damage
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What prevents the nephrotoxicity effect of cisplatin/carboplatin?
Amifostine (free radical scavenger) & chloride diuresis
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What drug has the same mechanism as Etoposide? What is their mechanism?
Teniposide; Inhibit topoisomerase II --> decreased DNA degradation; Think: " eTOPOside inhibits TOPOisomerase II"
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For what 3 major cancers are etoposide and/or teniposide used clinically?
(1) Solid tumors (particularly testicular and small cell lung cancer) (2) Leukemias (3) Lymphomas
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What are the toxicities associated with etoposide/teniposide?
(1) Myelosuppression (2) GI irritation (3) Alopecia
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What is the mechanism of hydroxyurea?
Inhibits nucleotide reductase --> decreased DNA synthesis (S-phase specific)
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For what is hydroxyurea used clinically?
(1) Melanoma (2) CML (3) Sickle cell disease (increase HbF)
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What are the toxicities associated with hydroxyurea?
(1) Bone marrow suppression (2) GI upset
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What is the name of another drug that functions similarly to Prednisone? What is their proposed mechanism?
Prednisolone; May trigger apoptosis, may even work on nondividing cells
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For what are prednisone and/or prednisolone used clinically?
(1) Most commonly used glucocorticoid in cancer chemotherapy - Used in CLL, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (part of combination chemotherapy regimen) (2) Immunosuppressant (e.g., autoimmune diseases)
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What are the toxicities associated with prednisolone and/or prednisone?
Cushing-like symtoms: weight gain, central obesity, muscle breakdown, cataracts, acne, osteoporosis, hypertension, peptic ulcers, hyperglycemia, psychosis
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What is a drug that shares the same mechanism as Tamoxifen? What is their mechanism?
Raloxifene; SERMs - receptor antagonists in breast and agonists in bone. Block binding of estrogen to estrogen receptor-positive cells
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For what are Tamoxifen and/or Raloxifene used clinically?
(1) Breast cancer treatment (tamoxifen only) and prevention (2) Raloxifene also useful to prevent osteoporosis
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What are the toxicities associated with Tamoxifen versus Raloxifene?
TAMOXIFEN - partial agonist in endometrium, which increases risk of endometrial cancer; "hot flashes"; RALOXIFENE - no increase in endometrial carcinoma because it is an endometrial antagonist
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What is the brand name of Trastuzumab? What is its mechanism?
Herceptin; Monoclonal antibody against HER-2 (c-erbB2), a tyrosine kinase. Helps kill breast cancer cells that overexpress HER-2, through inhibition of HER2-initiated cellular signaling and antibody-dependent cytotoxicity
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For what is Trastuzumab (Herceptin) used clinically?
HER 2-positive breast cancer and gastric cancer; Think: "her-2 tras2zumab"
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What is the toxicity associated with Trastuzumab (Herceptin)?
Cardiotoxicity; Think: "HEARTceptin damages the HEART"
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What is the brand name for Imatinib? What is its mechanism?
Gleevec; Tyrosine kinase inhibitor of bcr-abl (Philadelphia chromosome fusion gene in CML) and c-Kit (common in GI stromal tumors)
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For what is Imatinib (Gleevec) used clinically?
(1) CML (2) GI stromal tumors
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What is the toxicity/side effect associated with Imatinib (Gleevec)?
Fluid retention
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What is the mechanism of Rituximab?
Monoclonal antibody against CD20, which is found on most B-cell neoplasms
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What are 3 conditions for which Rituximab is clinically used?
(1) Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (2) Rheumatoid arthritis (with methotrexate) (3) ITP
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What drugs are used in combination for rheumatoid arthritis?
Methotrexate & Rituximab
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What is the mechanism of Vemurafenib?
Small molecule inhibitor of forms of B-Raf kinase with V600E mutation
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For what is Vemurfenib used clinically?
Metastatic melanoma
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What is the mechanism of Bevacizumab?
Monoclonal antibody against VEGF = inhibits angiogenesis
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For what is Bevacizumab used clinically?
Solid tumors (colorectal cancer, renal cell carcinoma)
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