Flashcards in Drug Table - Hormone Therapy Deck (39)
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Prednisone (Meticorten) Class
Glucocorticoids
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Prednisone (Meticorten) Mechanism
Inhibit mitosis in lymphocytes
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Prednisone (Meticorten) Therapeutics
ALL; combination for Hodgkin's, non-
Hodkin's, multiple myeloma, and CLL
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Dexamethasone (Decadron) Class
Glucocorticoids
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Dexamethasone (Decadron) Mechanism
Inhibit mitosis in lymphocytes
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Dexamethasone (Decadron) Therapeutics
Reduces edema in brain and spinal
cord tumors with radiation therapy
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Tamoxifen (Soltamox) Class
Selective
estrogen-receptor
modulators
(SERMs)
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Tamoxifen (Soltamox) Mechanism
Competes with estradiol for binding to
estrogen receptor
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Tamoxifen (Soltamox) Therapeutics
ER-positive breast cancer, or as
adjuvant therapy following primary
breast tumor excision; prevention of
breast cancer in high-risk patients
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Tamoxifen (Soltamox) Important side effects
Hot flushes, hair loss; increased
risk of endometrial cancer;
increased risk of thromboembolic
events
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Tamoxifen (Soltamox) Other side effects
Nausea and vomiting
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Fulvestrant (Faslodex) Class
Selective
estrogen-receptor
downregulators
(SERDs)
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Fulvestrant (Faslodex) Mechanism
Binds with much higher affinity (>100-fold)
to estrogen receptor than tamoxifen,
inhibiting dimerization, increasing
degradation, and reducing overall ER levels
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Fulvestrant (Faslodex) Therapeutics
Posmenopausal women with ERpositive
metastatic breast cancer
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Aminoglutethamide (Cytadren) Class
Aromatase
inhibitors
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Aminoglutethamide (Cytadren) Mechanism
Inhibits function of aromatase
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Aminoglutethamide (Cytadren) Therapeutics
Relatively weak, used against breast
cancer
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Aminoglutethamide (Cytadren) Imp side effects
Significant
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Anastrozole (Arimidex) Class
Aromatase
inhibitors
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Anastrozole (Arimidex) Mechanism
Inhibits function of aromatase
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Anastrozole (Arimidex) Therapeutics
First-line for ER-positive breast cancer
in postmenopausal women
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Letrozole (Femara) class
Aromatase
inhibitors
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Letrozole (Femara) Mechanism
Inhibits function of aromatase
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Letrozole (Femara) Therapeutics
ER-positive breast cancer in
postmenopausal women
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Exemestane (Aromasin) class
Aromatase
inhibitors
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Exemestane (Aromasin) Mechanism
Steroidal inhibitor of aromatase
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Exemestane (Aromasin) Therapeutics
ER-positive breast cancer in
postmenopausal women
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Leuprolide (Lupron) class
GnRH analogs
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Leuprolide (Lupron) Mechanism
Binds GnRH receptor; inhibits release of
FSH & LH
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