Pharmacology Flashcards
(203 cards)
Anthracyclines MOA -4
nonspecific: Inhibits topoisomerase II.
prevents the religation of DNA during DNA replication causing DNA strand breaks.
Intercalations between base pairs in the DNA -> more breaks.
Form oxygen free radicals->inc cytotoxicity. (except mitoxantrone, so less cardiomyopathy)
Anthracylines DLTs -2
myelosuppression (primarily leukopenia),
chronic cardiomyopathies
Anthracylines ADRs -4
Dose dependent nausea and vomiting,
alopecia,
radiation recall,
turns urine red (except mitoxantrone turns urine blue)
Anthracylines DAs -4
Hepatic.
50% dec if bili 1.2-3.0
75% dec if bili > 3.0
generally omitted if bilirubin > 5.0 mg/dL.
Anthracylines administration issues. How do you manage? -3
potent vesicants.
Apply cold ice pack and evaluate for antidote use
(99% DMSO 1-2 ml applied to site every 6 hours for 7-14 days) or Totect®.
Etoposide MOA -4
G2 specific:
Forms a complex with topoisomerase II
- > inhibits enzyme
- > single stranded DNA breaks
Etoposide DLTs -1
myelosuppression- primarily leukopenia
Etoposide ADRs -2
nausea and vomiting (with oral dosing),
alopecia
Etoposide Administration Issues -3
IV infusion should be infused over 30-60 minutes to avoid hypotension.
Oral dose is 2x greater than the IV.
conc <0.4mg/ml (stability)
Camptothecins MOA -4
synthesis cycle specific:
Inhibit topo I
- > “cleavable complexes” stabilized
- > reversible single stranded DNA breaks
Camptothecins DLTs -topo -2 irino -1
leukopenia and thrombocytopenia (topotecan);
diarrhea (irinotecan)
Camptothecins ADRs -4
neutropenia,
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
alopecia,
increased liver enzymes
Irinotecan Diarrhea Concepts -4
SN-38 active metabolite broken down by UGT1a1.
Both early and late.
Treat early with anticholinergics (atropine) (cholinergic syndrome resulting from the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity by irinotecan).
Treat late with loperamide.
Vinca Alkaloids MOA -3
M phase specific:
Bind to Tubulin,
inhibits polymerization and thus Microtubule formation.
Vinca Alkaloids DLTs -4
leukopenia and thrombocytopenia (vinblastine and vinorelbine),
neurologic toxicity,
constipation,
paralytic ileus (vincristine)
Vinca Alkaloids ADRs
Neurologic toxicity,
constipation,
abdominal cramps (much less than vincristine)
vincristine ONLY -rare bone marrow suppression and SIADH
Vinca Alkaloids DAs -4
Hepatic.
50% dec if bili 1.5-3.0
75% dec if bili > 3.0
generally omitted if bilirubin > 5.0 mg/dL.
Vinca Alkaloids administration issues. How do you manage? -2
potent vesicants
#apply warm pack and administer hyaluronidase
M phase specific (3pts)
drugs that work in mitosis (vincas, taxanes, ixabepilone)
S phase specific (2pts)
DNA synthesis (antimetabolites and tecan’s)
G2 phase specific (2pts)
after mitosis, before synthesis (bleomycin, etoposide)
G1 phase specific (2pts)
after synthesis, before mitosis (steroids, asparaginase)
nonspecific cell cycle agents
cell kill proportional to dose (kill both nml and malignant cells to the same extent)
everything else (alkylating agents, anthracyclines, antitumor antibiotics, nitrosureas, misc)
cell phase/cycle specific agents -2
preferentially kill proliferating cells
admin as “continuous infusion”