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Chemotherapy and Cancer Agents (3)
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12/07/2012

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Term
cross linking of DNA between DNA strands or base pairs, cell cycle non specific, different toxicity profiles
Definition
Alkylating Agents
Term
Cyclophosphamides, ifosfamide, melphalan, bendamustine, chlorambucil
Definition
Nitrogen Mustards
Term
Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Oxaliplatin
Definition
Platinum Analogues
Term
Inhibition of topoisomerases --> prevention of strand resealing
Definition
Enzyme inhibitors
Term
Daunorubicin, epirubicin, valrubicin
Definition
Anthracyclines
Term
Anthracyclines, Epidophyllotoxins, Mixtoxantrone
Definition
Topoisomerase II inhibitors
Term
Etoposide Teniposide
Definition
Epidophyllotoxins
Term
Topoisomerase II inhibition, intercalation between base pairs, free radical formation, cell cycle non specific
Definition
Daunorubicin, epirubicin, valrubicin
Term
topoisomerase II inhibition, cell cycle specific G2 phase
Definition
etoposide, teniposide
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Camptotheicins
Definition
Topoisomerase I inhibitors
Term
Irinotecan, topotecan
Definition
Camptotheicins
Term
Prevent microtubule formation, cell cycle specific for M phase
Definition
Anti-microtubules
Term
vincristine, vinblastine, vindesine
Definition
Vinca Alkaloids
Term
paclitaxel, docetaxel,cabazitaxel
Definition
Taxanes
Term
Anti-microtubules
Definition
Vinca Alkaloids, Taxanes, Eribulin, and Exabepilone
Term
Fludabarine, thoguanine, cladribine, clofarabine, mecaptopurine, pentostain
Definition
Purine analogues
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Purine analogues, Pyrimidine analogues
Definition
Anti-metabolites
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Incorporated directly into DNA (replace adenine, guanine) cell cycle specific S phase
Definition
fludabarine, thoguanine, cladribine, clofarabine, mercatopurine,pentostain
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Cytarbine, fluouracil, capecitabine, gemcitabine
Definition
Pyrimidine analogues
Term
resemble pyrimidine base cytosine-- incorporated directly into DNA and inhibit DNA synthesis, and DNA polymerase
Definition
Cytarabine and gemcitabine
Term
given as Bolus RNA related effects, given as infusion DNA related effects
Definition
5-FU (IV)
Term
resemble pyrimidine bases uracil and thymine, multiple mechanisms
Definition
Capecitabine (PO)
Term
Major drug interaction between 6-MP and allopurinol
Definition
Purine analogues
Term
methotrexate, premetrexed, pralatrexate
Definition
Folate antagonist
Term
cell cycle specific S phase, inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase FH2-->FH4 via DHFR
Definition
methotrexate, pemetrexed, pralatrexate
Term
Drug interaction with NSAIDS, significant decreased clearance of MTX
Definition
Folate antagonists
Term
Bleomycin, Mitomycin
Definition
Anti-tumor Antibiotics
Term
cell cycle specific for G2 phase, generation of free radicals
Definition
Belomycin
Term
Intravesicular instillation (put into bladder, let it roll around, suck it out) for bladder cancer; max effect in late G and early S phases
Definition
Mitomycin
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Selective estrogen receptor modifiers (competitively binds estrogen receptors)
Definition
tamoxifen
Term
Aromatases inhibitors
Definition
anastrozole, letrozole, exemestane
Term
LH-RH Analogues
Definition
Goserelin, Leuprolie
Term
Anti-androgens
Definition
bicalutamide, flutamide, nilutamide, abiraterone, enzalutamide
Term
Rituximab, trastuzumab, bevacizumab,cetuximab, alemtuzumab, brentuximab, ipilmumab, ofatumumab, pantitumumab
Definition
Monoclonal antibodies
Term
Recognizes CD20 antigen on cancerous B cells, most commonly, non-hodgkins lymphoma, serious infusion related rxns
Definition
Rituximab
Term
binds+ tumor cells and flags them for destruction by immune system to HER2
Definition
Trastuzumab
Term
Binds vascular endothelial growth factor inhibiting tumor angiogenesis
Definition
Bevacizumab
Term
Binds epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
Definition
Cetuximab
Term
Used for metastatic prostatic cancer-- process where you can take own APC cells out, get modified to stimulate T cells, then reinfused to have T cell attack prostate cancer
Definition
Sipuleucel-T
Term
Stops phosphorylation and cell signaling that would result in tumor survival and proliferation and result in apoptosis and G1 arrest
Definition
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Term
BRAF kinase inhibitor -- oral agent
Definition
Vemurafenib
Term
mTOR kinase inhibitor
Definition
Everolimus
Term
Hedgehog pathway inhibitor
Definition
Vismodegib
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