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9- Hematology & Oncology 7 (2 Hours & 2 minutes)

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   Content of this Session
    • Methotrexate
    • 5-fluorouracil
    • Azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine
    • Cladribine
    • Cytarabine (arabinofuranosyl cytidine)
    • Busulfan
    • Cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide
    • Nitrosoureas (Carmustine, lomustine, semustine, streptozocin)
    • Bleomycin
    • Dactinomycin (actinomycin D)
    • Doxorubicin, daunorubicin
    • Vincristine, vinblastine
    • Paclitaxel, other taxols
    • Cisplatin, carboplatin
    • Etoposide, teniposide
    • Irinotecan, topotecan
    • Hydroxyurea
    • BeVacizumab
    • Erlotinib
    • Cetuximab, Panitumumab
    • Imatinib, Dasatinib
    • Rituximab
    • Vemurafenib, Dabrafenib

 

 

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[h] Hematology & Oncology System Flashcards

[i] Master this session in just 5 minutes.

[q] ……. is a folic acid analog that competitively inhibits dihydrofolate reductase –> ↓ dTMP –> ↓ DNA synthesis.

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[q] What is the chemotherapeutic drug that cause these side effects?

– Myelosuppression, which is reversible with leucovorin “rescue”.

– Toxic to 2L (Lung, Liver) → Pulmonary fibrosis, Hepatotoxicity.

– Mucositis (mouth ulcers).

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[q] Pyrimidine analog bioactivated to 5-FdUMP, which covalently complexes folic acid. This complex inhibits thymidylate synthase –> ↓ dTMP –> ↓ DNA synthesis.

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[q] What is the chemotherapeutic drug that cause these side effects?

Myelosuppression, worsened with the addition of leucovorin (folinic acid).

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[q] …… is a Purine (thiol) analogs —> ↓ de novo purine synthesis. Activated by HGPRT.

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[q] …….. is the drug of choice for hairy cell leukemia.

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[q] …… is an alkylating agent that cause pulmonary fibrosis as a side effect.

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[q] …… is an alkylating agent that cause hemorrhagic cystitis as a side effect that can prevented with …… or …….?

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[q] …… is an alkylating agent that can Cross blood-brain barrier –>  CNS + used in Brain tumors (including glioblastoma multiforme) + and cause CNS toxicity (convulsions, dizziness, ataxia) as a side effect?

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[q] ……. is a chemotherapeutic drug that induces free radical formation —> breaks in DNA strands and cause pulmonary fibrosis as a side effect.

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[q] …….. is a chemotherapeutic drug that causes Cardiotoxicity (dilated cardiomyopathy) as a side effect.

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[q] The most effective method of preventing doxorubicin cardiomyopathy is ……..?

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[q] ……. is a microtubule inhibitors that bind β-tubulin and inhibit its polymerization into microtubules —> prevent mitotic spindle formation (M-phase arrest)?

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[q] …….. is a vinca alkaloid that causes neurotoxicity (areflexia, peripheral neuritis).

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[q] ….. is a microtubule inhibitors that hyperstabilize polymerized microtubules in M phase so that mitotic spindle cannot break down (anaphase cannot occur).

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[q] …… is a platinum-containing compound that cause – Nephrotoxicity as a side effect that can prevented with …… and …….?

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[q] ……. is a chemotherapeutic drug that inhibits topoisomerase II.

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[q] ……. is a chemotherapeutic drug that – Inhibits ribonucleotide reductase →↓ DNA Synthesis (S-phase specific) and (↑ HbF).

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[q] …… is a Monoclonal antibody against VEGF.

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[q] ……. is a monoclonal antibody against EGFR.

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[q] ……. is a EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

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[q] ……. is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of BCR-ABL (Philadelphia chromosome fusion gene in CML) and c-kit (common in GI stromal tumors).

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[q]  …….. is a monoclonal antibody against CD20, which is found on most B-cell neoplasms.

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[q] ….. is a small molecule inhibitor of BRAF oncogene ⊕ melanoma.

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