Anticancer Drugs — Flashcards

Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors work by targeting downstream signaling pathways involved in growth - the most important being:- _____ leads to increased Bcl-2 expression (anti-apoptosis)- JAK/STAT which would've led to increased cell proliferation- Ras/MAPK which would've led to increased cell growth- Src/FAK which would've led to increased cell motility (invasion) and decreased cell adhesion (migration)

_____ is a GnRH antagonist used to treat prostate cancer.

Thymidine synthesis inhibitor (MTX, 5-FU, hydroxyurea) use can result in _____-suppression and pan-cytopenia

Bleomycin has a _____ binding region and an iron binding region

Imatinib can inhibit the receptor tyrosine kinase _____, making it useful for GI Stromal Tumors (GIST)

Proteasomal inhibitors (_____) are antineoplastics that inhibit cell cycle progression at the G2-M phase

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-Posides (Topoisomerase II inhibitor antineoplastics) are used to treat solid tumors, particularly _____ cancer and small cell lung cancer

Ruxolitinib is used to treat chronic myeloproliferative disorders that have _____ mutations including myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera

_____ and dabrafenib work as BRAF kinase inhibitors

Topotecan, a Topoisomerase I inhibitor, is used to treat cancers of the _____ system and small cell lung cancer