Antineoplastic agents (Linger) Flashcards
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what are some of the cancers that are curable by chemotherapy
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia Ewing sarcoma Gestational trophoblastic carcinoma Hodgkin disease Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Burkitt lymphoma Diffuse large cell lymphoma Follicular mixed lymphoma Lymphoblastic lymphoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Testicular carcinoma Wilms’ tumor
what are some cancers where chemotherapy has significant activity ?
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia Ewing sarcoma Gestational trophoblastic carcinoma Hodgkin disease Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Burkitt lymphoma Diffuse large cell lymphoma Follicular mixed lymphoma Lymphoblastic lymphoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Testicular carcinoma Wilms’ tumor
what are some cancers where chemotherapy has minor activity
Brain tumors (astrocytoma) Cervical carcinoma Colorectal carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma Kaposi sarcoma Melanoma Pancreatic carcinoma Prostate carcinoma Soft tissue sarcoma
what are some cancers where adjuvant chemotherapy is effective
Breast carcinoma Colorectal carcinoma (stage III) Osteogenic sarcoma Ovarian carcinoma (stage III) Testicular carcinoma
what are some chemical carcinogens that cause cancer
tobacco smoke, azo dyes, aflatoxins, asbestos, benzene, and radon
Hep B and Hep C
hepatocellular cancer
HIV
hodgkins and NHL’s
HPV
cervical cancer
head and neck cancer
EBV
nasopharyngeal cancer
what are the 3 main approaches to treating established cancer
surgical excision
irradiation
chemotherapy
what is primary induction therapy
The first treatment given.
It is often part of a standard set of treatments, such as surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation.
When used by itself, induction therapy is the one accepted as the best treatment.
i) Drug therapy administered as the primary treatment in patients who present with advanced cancer for which no alternative treatment exists
ii) Goals of therapy are to palliate tumor-related symptoms, improve overall quality of life, and prolong time to tumor progression
If it doesn’t cure the disease or it causes severe side effects, other treatment(s) may be added or used instead. It is also called first-line therapy, primary therapy, and primary treatment.
what is neoadjuvant therapy
Treatment given as a first step to shrink a tumor before the primary treatment (usually surgery) is given. Can include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy. It is a type of induction therapy.
what is adjuvant therapy
Additional cancer treatment given after the primary treatment to lower the risk that the cancer will come back. Can include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy (designed to identify and attack specific types of cancer cells with less harm to normal cells), or biologic therapy (treatment that uses substances made from living organisms).
G1 phase
(1) Precedes DNA synthesis
(2) The cell synthesizes components necessary for DNA synthesis
S phase
DNA synthesis
G2 phase
synthesis of components for cell division (mitosis)
M phase
(1) The cell divides into two daughter G1 cells
2) Each daughter cell may re-enter the cell cycle or pass into a nonproliferative stage (G0
cyclophosphamide
nitrogen mustard
alkylating agent
ifosfamide
nitrogen mustard
alkylating agent
busulfan
alkyl sulfonate
alkylating agent
cisplatin
platinum coordination complex
alkylating agent
methotrexate
folic acid analog
antimetabolite
fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil; 5-FU)
pyrimidine analog
antimetabolite
mercaptopurine (6-mercaptopurine; 6-MP)
Purine analog
Antimetabolite