Anticancer Drugs — Flashcards

Vitamin _____ may be used to treat measles and acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML)

Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus are _____ inhibitors that block T cell activation by preventing IL-2 transcription

Trastuzumab is indicated for _____-positive cancers, the most important example being breast cancer

Cyclophosphamide can be used as an immunosuppresant for the treatment of _____ nephritis, as well as for systemic vasculitides

As two classes of antineoplastic agents that modulate microtubule structure, the distinction lies in that vinca-alkaloids prevent microtubule _____ whereas taxanes prevent microtubule disassembly

Basiliximab is used prophylactically to reduce _____ in patients who have received kidneys

Cyclophosphamide attaches an alkyl group to the _____ of guanine

Common chimeric antitumor monoclonal antibodies include _____ and cetuximab

Because Her2/Neu is expressed on the _____, Trastuzumab can cause Heart failure

Platinum based antineoplastics are indicated for various carcinomas that affect the _____ system, Reproductive system, and Respiratory system