Leukemia Drugs

Question 0

anthracenedione (Mixtocantrone)

Answer 0

Antineoplastic - used in induction therapy in acute leukemias

Question 1

anthracycline (Idarubicin)

Answer 1

Antineoplastic - used in induction therapy used in acute leukemias

Question 2

cytosine arabinoside (Cytarabine)

Answer 2

Antineoplastic

Used in induction therapy for acute leukemias

Question 3

imatinib (Gleevec)

Answer 3

Antineoplastic - used in chronic leukemia

Most commonly used - targets the Philadelphia chromosome enzyme

Question 4

Interferon alfa

Answer 4

Antineoplastic used in chronic leukemia

Question 5

dasatinib (Sprycel)

Answer 5

Antineoplastic used in chronic leukemia, usually second line therapy if Gleevec is not tolerated or is resistant to Gleevec

Question 6

nilotinib (Tasigna)

Answer 6

Antineoplastic used in chronic leukemia (second line therapy if Gleevec is not tolerated or pt is resistant)

Question 7

aminoglycoside

Answer 7

Antibiotic used for infection in leukemia (very potent)

Question 8

Penicillin

Answer 8

Antibiotic

Question 9

cephalosporin

Answer 9

antibiotic

Question 10

ketoconazole

Answer 10

antifungal

Note the “zole” ending

Question 11

fluconazole

Answer 11

antifungal

Note the “zole” ending

Question 12

acyclovir

Answer 12

Antiviral

Side effects of note: Otoxicity & nephrotoxicity