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Anticancer Drugs ?Dr.lokendra Sharma
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Advances in Cancer Chemotherapy
Treatment options of cancer:?
• No Treatment: Before 1940
• Surgery: before 1955
• Radiotherapy: 1955~1965
• Chemotherapy: after 1965
• Immunotherapy and Gene therapy
Cell Cycle
Cell Cycle Specific Agents
• Antimetabolites
• Bleomycin
• Podophyllin Alkaloids
• Plant Alkaloids
Cell Cycle Non-Specific Agents
• Alkylating Agents
• Antibiotics
•Cisplatin
• Nitrosoureas
ChemotherapyCell cycle effects of anticancer drugs
CCS Drugs
CCS Drugs CCNS Drugs
G1 - S Etoposide Platinum compounds
S Antimetabolites Alkylating agents
G2 – M Bleomycin Etoposide(Ref Harrison 17th/525)
AnthracyclinesDactinomycin
M Vinca alkaloidsTaxanesIxabepiloneEstramustine
MitomycinCamptothecins
Goals of Therapy ?
Cure or induce prolonged ‘remission’ so that all macroscopic and microscopic
features of the cancer disappear Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Wilm`s tumor, Ewing`s sarcoma etc. In children, Hodgekin`s lymphoma, testicular
teratoma and choriocarcinoma
Goals of Therapy ? Palliation: Shrinkage of evident tumour, Alleviation of symptoms and prolongation of
life Breast cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial
carcinoma, CLL, CML, Small cell cancer of lung and Non-Hodgekin
lymphoma
Goals of Therapy ?Insensitive or less sensitive but life may be
prolonged Cancer esophagus, cancer stomach, sq. cell carcinoma of lung, melanoma, pancreatic cancer, myeloma, colorectal cancer
Aim of Therapy – contd.
• Adjuvant therapy:– For mopping up of residual cancer cells including
metastases after Surgery, – Radiation and immunotherapy etc.
• Routinely used now• Mainly in solid tumours
General Principles
Analogous with Bacterial chemotherapy – differences are Selectivity of drugs is limited No or less defence mechanism – Cytokines adjuvant
now All malignant cells must be killed to stop
progemy Subpopulation cells differ in rate of proliferation
and susceptibility to chemotherapy
General Principles
Drug regimens or combined cycle therapy after radiation or surgery
Complete remission should be the goal Formerly single drug – now 2-5 drugs
in intermittent pulses Total tumour cell kill – COMBINATION
CHEMOTHERAPY
COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY- SYNERGISTIC ?
Drugs which are effective when used aloneDifferent mechanism of actionDiffering toxicitiesDifferent mechanism of toxicitiesSynergistic biochemical interactionsOptimal schedule by trial and error methodMore importantly on cell cycle specificity
Classification ? According to chemical structure and sources of drugs
– Alkylating Agents, Antimetabolite, Antibiotics, Plant Extracts, Hormones and Others
According to biochemistry mechanisms of anticancer action:– Block nucleic acid biosynthesis– Direct influence the structure and function of DNA– Interfere transcription and block RNA synthesis– Interfere protein synthesis and function– Influence hormone homeostasis
According to the cycle or phase specificity of the drug:– Cell cycle nonspecific agents (CCNSA) & Cell cycle specific agents (CCSA)
Block nucleic acid (DNA, RNA) biosynthesis
Antimetabolites:• Folic Acid Antagonist: inhibit dihydrofolate reductase
(methotrexate)
• Pyrimidine Antagonist: inhibit thymidylate synthetase (fluorouracil) ; inhibit DNA polymerase (cytarabine)
• Purine Antagonist: inhibit interconversion of purine nucleotide (6-mercaptopurine and 6-Thioguanine)
• Ribonucleoside Diphosphate Reductase Antagonist: (hydroxyurea)
Influence :Structure & Function of DNA
• Alkylating Agent: mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, chlorambucil, Mephalan, Busulfan, Nitrosoureas and Thio-TEPA
• Platinum: cis-platinium, carboplatin and imatinib• Antibiotic: bleomycin and mitomycin C• Topoismerase inhibitor: camptothecin analogues
and podophyllotoxin and antibiotics like actinomycin D, daunorubicin and doxorubicin
Sites of Antineoplastic Action ?
PALA = N-phosphonoacetyl-L-aspartate; TMP = thymidine monophosphate.
Clinical Considerations ? Early intensive start …. helpful Complete remission….. goal Combined chemotherapy useful
…..delayed emergence of resistance Combined chemotherapy …..curative Treatment must continue past the time
when cancer cells can be detected using conventional techniques
Resistance ? Intrinsic: malignant melanoma, renal cell cancer, and brain
cancer, exhibit primary resistance Acquired:
Single drug: change in the genetic apparatus amplification or increased
expression of one or more specific genesMultidrug resistance:
Resistance variety of drugs exposure to a single variety of drug increased expression of a normal gene (the MDR1 gene) for a cell
surface glycoprotein (P-glycoprotein) involved in drug efflux
Toxicities ?
Harmful to normal tissues tooSteep dose response curveLow therapeutic indexParticularly harmful to rapidly multiplying
normal tissues: GI mucosa, Bone Marrow, RE system and gonads and hair cells
Effects are in dose dependent manner
Toxicities ? Bone marrow depression – limits treatment Buccal mucosa erosion – high epithelial turnover
(stomatitis, bleeding gums) GIT: Diarrhoea, shedding of mucosa, haemorrhage Nausea, vomiting – CTZ direct stimulation Skin: alopecia Gonads: oligospermia, impotence, amenorrhoea and
infertility Lymphoreticular system: Lymphocytopenia and inhibition
of lymphocyte function – loss of host defense mechanism – susceptibility to infections
Carcinogenicity Teratogenicity and Hyperuricemia
Distinctive Toxicities of Alkylating Agents ?
Drug Toxicity
Cyclophosphamide Alopecia, Hemorrhage cystitis, SIADH
Ifosfamide Hemorrhagic cystitis, SIADH
Busulfan Pulmonary fibrosis, Hyper pigmentation, Adrenal insufficiency
Procarbazine Secondary leukemias, Disulfiram like reaction, behavioral changes, CNS depression
Cisplatin Emesis, Nephrotoxicity, Peripheral sensory neuropathy, ototoxicity
Countering the Toxicities ? Intermittent therapy Folinic acid rescue Systemic Mesna (sodium-2-mercaptoethane
sulfonate) administration and irrigation by acetylcysteine – detoxify toxic metabolites
Ondansetron Hyperurecaemia: uricosuric agents like allopurinol Platelet and granulocyte transfusion Granulocyte colony stimulating factors (GM-CSF/G-
CSF) – recovery of garnulocytopenia
Drugs used to prevent toxicity of Anti cancer drugsDrug Mechanism Indications
Allopurinol Inhibit xanthine oxidase Prevent hyperuricemia from tumor lysis syndrome
Rasburicase Recombinant urate oxidase Prevent hyperuricemia from lysis
Mesna Neutralizing agent Prevent hemorrhagic cystitis due to ifosfamide and high dose cyclophosphamide
Leucovoring Replete Tetrahydrofolic acid Rescue after high dose methotrexate
Amifostine Prevent radiation induced xerostomia and
Prevent radiation induced xerostomia and cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity
Dexrazoxane Iron chelator Prevent cardiotoxicity due to anthracyclines
Palifermin Keratinocyte growth factor Prevent mucositis following chemotherapy
Pilocarpine Cholinergic agonist Radiation induced xerostomia
Pamidronate and Zolendronate
Bisphosphonates Hypercalcemia of malignancy
Drugs used to prevent toxicity of Anti cancer drugsDrug Mechanism Indications
Epoetin alpha and darbopoetin alpha
Erythropoietin Anemia
Filgrastim, peg-filgrastim
G-CSF and Febrile neutropenia prophylaxis
Sargramostim GM - CHF
Oprelvekin IL-11 Thrombocytopenia
Ondansetron 5-HT3 antagonist Nausea and vomiting
Granisetron
Palonosetron
Aprepitant NK – 1 antagonist Cisplatin induced delayed vomiting
Interfere Protein Synthesis
Antitubulin:
vinca alkaloids (vincristine and vinblastin) and taxanes (paclitaxel and docetaxel)
Bind tubulin, destroy spindle to produce mitotic arrest
Influence amino acid supply:
L-asparaginase
.
Some Alkylating Agents used in cancer ChemotherapyAgent Route of
Admin.Cancer where preferred Delayed Toxicity
1. Busulphan Oral CML, PV BMD, bleeding, skin pigmentation adrenal insufficiency, pulmonary fibrosis
2. chlorambucil Oral CLL, PV BMD, bleeding
3. Cyclophosphamide
Oral, i.v All, NHL, PV, Carcinoid tumour, Neurobalstoma
BMD, bleeding, hemorrhagic, cystitis
4. Melphalan Oral Multiple myeloma BMD, Bleeding
5. Mechlorethamine i.v. Hodgkin’s disease BMD, alopecia, Diarrhea oral ulcer leukaemia
6. Cisplatin i.v. CA tests, ovary, cervix, lung, head & neck, thyroid, Melanoma
Renal damage, ototoxicity, neuropathy, BMD
7. Dacarbazine i.v. Melanoma, Hodgkin’s disease BMD
8. Carmustine (BCNU)
i.v. Brain tumours Leukopaenia, thrombocytopaenia
9. Lomustine (CCNU)
Oral Brain tumours Leukopaenia, thrombocytopaenia
10. Thiotepa i.v. CA bladder (early) & Ovary BMD
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Drug Inhibit TK activated Indication
Axitinib VEGFR – 1,2,3 Advanced renal cell carcinoma
Bosutinib Abl –bcr, src CML
Crizotinib c-MET, ALK Non small cell lung carcinoma
Cabozantinib c-MET, VEGFR-2 Medullary carcinoma thyroid
Dasatinib abl -bcr CML
Erlotinib EGFR Non small cell lung carcinoma Pancreatic carcinoma
Geftinib abl-bcr, c- KIT, PDGF Non small cell lung carcinoma
Imatinib her-2/neu, erb-B2 CML GIST
Lapatinib abl-bcr Breast carcinoma
Nilotinib VEGFR-1,2,3 PDGFR α β c-KIT
CML
Pazopanib abl-bcr Advanced renal cell carcinoma
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Drug Inhibit TK activated Indication
Regorafenib VDGFR2, TIE2 Colorectal carcinoma GIST
Ruxolitinib JAK 1,2 Myelofibrosis
Sorafenib VEGFR, PDGFR RAF Renal cell carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma
Sunitinib VEGFR, PDGFR c- KIT, FLT-3 RET Renal cell carcinoma, Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors GIST
Tofacitinib JAK Rheumatoid arthritis
Vandetanib VEGFR, EGFR Medullary carcinoma thyroid
Vemurafenib BRAF Maliganant melaonma
Monoclonal Antibodies S. No.
Monoclonal antibody Targeted against
Indication Comments
1 Rituximab CD - 20 Non hodgkin lymphoma
2 Alemtuzumab CD - 52 Low grade lymphomas and CLL
3 Trastuzumab HER 2/neu Breast Carcinoma Can cause cardiotoxicity
4 Cetuximab and panitumumab
EGFR EGFR – positive metastatic colorectal carcinoma
Cause rash, Hypomagnesemia and tnterstitial lung disease
5 Bevacizumab VEGF Metastatic colorectal carcinoma
Combined with 5 - FU
6 Gemtuzumab CD-33 CD-33 Positive AML Linked to calicheamicin
7 I131 – TositumomabY90 – Ibritumomab tiuxetan
CD-20 Relapsed lymphomas Conjugated with radioisotopes
8 Denileukin diftitox - Recurrentcutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Recombinant IL – 2 plus diphtheria toxin
Therapy of choice for various cancersS. No. Diagnosis Treatment of choice
1 All Induction: Vincristine + Prednisolone+Daunorubicin+ Asparaginase+Intrathecal MethotrexateConsolidation: Hyper-CVAD alternated with cytarabine+Methotrexate
2 AML Cytarabine+Daunorubicin/Idarubicin
3 CML Imatinib
4 CLL FCR or Fludarabine
5 Hairy cell leukemia Cladribine
6 Hodgkin disease ABVD
7 Non hodgkin lymphoma
CHOP-R
8 Multiple Myeloma Bortezomib+Dexamethasone+Lenalidomide
9 Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
FCR
10 Polycthemia vera Hydroxyurea
Therapy of choice for various cancersS. No. Diagnosis Treatment of choice
11 Non small cell lung cancer
Cisplatin + Vinorelbine ± Bevacizumab
12 Small cell lung cancer
Cisplatin + Etoposide
13 Mesothelioma Cisplatin + Pemetrexed
14 Head and neck cancer Cisplatin + 5-FU
Some antimetabolites used in cancer chemotherapyAgent Route
of admin.
Cancer (s) where preferred
Delayed toxicity
1. Cytarabine i.v. AML BMD, nausea, Vomiting stomatitis ataxia (cerevellar)
2. 5- Fluorouracil i.v. Carcinoma head & neck, Stomach colon, breast
BMD, Oral and GI ulceration, nausea, diarrhoea, neurotoxicity, *hand and foot syndrome
3. 6- Mercaptopuine
Oral All BMD, Hyperuricaemia, immunosuppression, hepatotoxicity
4. Methotrexate Oral All, choriocarcinoma, osteogenic sarcoma
BMD, vomiting, oral & GI ulcers hepatotoxicity (acute & chronic)
5. Thioguanine Oral AML BMD, Hyperuricaemia
Some natural products in cancer chemotherapyAgent Cancer (s) where preferred Delayed toxicity
Antibiotics
1. Bleomycin Carcinoma testis, malignant effusion (intracavity)
Alopecia, oedema of hand, pulomonary fibrosis, stomatitis
2. Dactinomycin Wilm’s tumour Alopecia, BMD, Stomatitis, Oral ulcer
3. Daunorubicin AML Alopecia, BMD, Cardiomyopathy
4. Doxorubicin HL, NHL, neuroblastoma, Carcinoma thyroid, stomach, carcinoid tumouir, sarcomas, osteogenic sarcoma
Alopecia, BMD, Cardiomyopathy, stomatitis
5. Mitomycin Carcinoma stomach Thrombocytopaenia, leukopaenia
6. Streptozotocin (sreptozocin)
Insulinoma Renal damage, hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia, liver damage, BMD, fever eosinophilia, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
Some natural products in cancer chemotherapy
Agent Cancer (s) where preferred
Delayed toxicity
Plant Alkaloids
1. Docetaxel Advance case of carcinoma breast
Neurotoxicity, fluid retention, neutropaenia
2. Etoposide Carcinoma testis, choriocarcinoma
Alopecia, BMD
3. Paclitaxel Carcinoma breast, ovary BMD, peripheral neuritis
4. Vinblastine HD Alopecia, BMD, Loss of reflex
5. Vincristine ALL, NHL Alopecia, BMD, Peripheral neuritis
6. Vinorelbine Carcinoma lung BMD, fatigue, constipation, hyporeflexia paresthesia
Miscellaneous agents including monoclonal antibodies in cancer chemotherapy
Agent Route of admin. Cancer(s) where used Delayed toxicity
1. Asparaginase i.v. All in child Hepatotoxicity, mental depression, pancreatitis
2. Cisplatin i.v. CA testis, ovary, cervix, lung, head & neck, thyroid, melanoma
Renal damage, otoxicity neuropathy, BMD
3. Hydroxyurea Oral CML, AML (blast crisis)
BMD
4. Mitotane Oral Adrenocortical carcinoma
Adrenal insufficiency, diarrhoea, lethargy, skin rash (transient)
5. Mitoxantrone Oral Aml BMD, cardiotoxicity, alopecia
6. Imatinib Oral CML (chronic phase) & blast crisis
Fluid retention (periorbital and ankle oedema), diarrhoea, myalgia
7. Trastuzumab i.v. Carcinoma breast (metaastatic)
BMD, cardiomyopathy, pulm. Toxicity, cardiac failure
Hormones, their antagonists and related agents in cancer chemotherapyAgent Route of admin Cancer(s) where
preferredDelayed toxicity
CorticosteroidsHydrocortisonePrednisone
OralOral
All, CLL, NHL, HL Multiple myeloma
Fluid retention,Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, susceptibility to infection, moon face
AndrogensTestosterone
i.m. Premenopausal breast cancer (oestrogen receptor positive)
Fluid retention masculinization
OestrogensDiethylstilboesterol
Ethinyloestradiol
OralOral
Carcinoma prostate,Postmenopausal breast cancer (oestrogen receptors negative)
Feminization, Fluid retention
ProgestinsHydroxyprogesteroneMedroxyprogesterone
i.m.Oral
Carcinoma endometrium
None
Influence hormone homeostasis
Estrogens and estrogen antagonistic drug (EE, SERM-tamoxifene)
Androgens and androgen antagonistic drug (flutamide and bicalutamide)
Progestogen drug (hydroxyprogesterone)Glucocorticoid drug (prednisolone and others)Gonadotropin-releasing hormone inhibitor:
nafarelin, triptorelinaromatase inhibitor: Letrozole and
anastrazole
Hormones, their antagonists and related agents in cancer chemotherapyAgent Route of admin Cancer(s) where
preferredDelayed toxicity
AntiandrogenFlutamide
Oral Carcinoma prostate None
AntiandrogenTamoxifen
Oral Carcinoma breast (early stage, metastatic after surgery)
None
Others GnRH AgonistGoserelin Leuprolide
s.c)s.c.)
Carcinoma prostate None
Aromatase NhibitorsAminogulutethimide
Oral Metastatic breast cancer
None
Peptide hormone Inhibitor
s.c. Carcinoid tumour None
Choice of drug in some malignancies where the response of chemotherapy is very good
Cancer Treatment of choice
1. Acute lymphocytic leukaemia Induction: Vincristine + presnisoneMaintenance: Methotrexate + Mercaptopurine + Cyclophosphamide
2. Hodgkin’s disease stage I and IIStage III and IV
RadiotherapyDoxorubicin + bleomycin+vinblastine+dacarbazine
3. Non Hodgkin’s disease Cyclophosphamide + doxorubicin + vincristine + prednisolone
4. Choriocarcinoma Methotrexate + folic acid or cisplatin + etoposide
5. Cancer testis Bleomycin + cisplatin+ etoposide
6. Wilm’s tumour Surgery + radiotherapy followed by vincristine + dactinomycin
Choice of drug in some malignancies where the response of chemotherapy is good
Cancer Treatment of choice
1. Acute myeloid leukaemia Cytarabine + idarubicin/daunorubicin
2. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Chlorambucil + prednisone (if indicated) + fludarabine or cytarabine alone or in combination with other drugs
3. Chronic myelogenous leukaemia
Busulfan or interferon, imatinib (bone marrow transplatation in selected patients)
4. Multiple myeloma Melphalan + prednisone
5. * Carcinoma breast stage 1 Tomoxifen after breast surgery
6. Endometrial carcinoma Progestins or tamoxifen
7. Carcinoma cervix Radiation + cisplatin (localized), cisplatin/carboplatin (metastatic)
8. Carcinoma prostate GnRh agonist or oestrogen + androgen anatagonist (flutamide)
Choice of drug in some malignancies where the response of chemotherapy is average
Cancer Treatment of choice
1. Carcinoma breast stage II to IV
Cyclophosphamide + methotrexate + 5-FU or Transtuzumab + prednisone + antioestrogen
2. Carcinoma ovary Cisplatin or carboplatin + paclitaxel + interferom
3. Carcinoma thyroid Radioidine (I131), doxorubicin, cisplatin
4. Carcinoma stomach 5-FU + doxorubicin + mitomycin
5. Carcinoma colon 5-FU + leucovorin + irinotecan
6. Osteogenic sarcoma Doxorubicin or methotrexate with leucovorin after surgery
7. Melanoma Dacarbazine, cisplatin, interferon
Choice of drug in some malignancies where the response of chemotherapy in unsatisfactory
Cancer Treatment of choice
1. Carcinoma lung Etopise + cisplatin, vinorelbine
2. Carcinoma head and neck
5-fu+cisplatin or cisplatin + paclitaxel
3. Carcinoma adrenal gland
Mitotane
4. Carcinoid tumour Doxorubicin + cyclophospamide or 5-FU + octreotide
5. Polycythaemia vera Busulfan, chlorambucil or cyclophospamide
Alkylating AgentsMechanism of Action:• Nitrogen mustards inhibit cell reproduction binding
irreversibly nucleic acids (DNA)
• After alkylation, DNA is unable to replicate
• no synthesize proteins and essential cell metabolites
• Consequently, cell reproduction inhibited cell eventually dies inability maintain metabolic functions.
Nitrogen Mustards• Mechlorethamine:
– Uses: IV– MOPP (Mechlorethamine – oncovine-prednisolone and procarbazine)
in Hodgekin`s lymphoma and disease– ADRs: Severe Vomiting, myelo and immunosuppression– Extravasation – severe local toxicity
• Cycolphosphamide:– Transformed active aldophosphamide and phospharamide– orally– Used Hodgkin's lymphoma, breast and ovary cancers– Ifosphamide longer half life and used mainly testicular tumour
Nitrogen Mustards – contd.
• Chlorambucil: orally, active against lymphoid tissues (Ch. Lymphatic leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
• Busulfan: orally, active against CML• Carmustine: IV, effective against brain tumors and
Hodgkin's lymphoma• Dacarbazine: Different from other alkylating agents –
action against RNA and protein synthesis– Used Melanoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma
AntimetabolitesFolic acid Antagonists: MTXPurine Antagonists: 6MP and 6TGPyrimidine Antagonists: 5FU and cytarabineGeneral Characteristics:
Antimetabolites S phase-specific drugs structural analogues
of essential metabolites and that interfere with DNA
synthesis.
Myelosuppression dose-limiting toxicity
Methotrexate – Folate Antagonist• MOA:
– Structures MTX and folic acid similar– MTX actively transported mammalian cells and inhibits
dihydrofolate reductase– the enzyme that normally converts dietary folate to the
tetrahydrofolate form required for thymidine and purine synthesis
• Leucovorin rescue: – Administered as a plan in MTX therapy– Leucovorin (Folinic acid) is directly converted to
tetrahydrofolic acid - production of DNA cellular protein inspite of presence of MTX
– Used to rescue bone marrow and GIT mucosal cells
Methotrexate – contd.
• Kinetics:– orally/IM /IV intrathecally , good oral absorption– CSF entry - intrathecal
• Indications:– Choriocarinoma - was the first demonstration of curative
chemotherapy
– Tumors of head and neck
– Breast cancer
– Acue lymphatic leukemia
– Meningeal metastases of a wide range of tumors
Purine Antagonists – 6MP, 6TG6-Mercapapurine (6-MP) and others• Exact mechanisms uncertain – inhibit purine base
synthesis• Used in childhood Acute lymphatic Leukaemia for
maintenance and remission• combination MTX choriocarcinoma• Metabolized xanthine oxidase (inhibited by
allopurinol) and allopurinol dose has to be adjusted to ½ or 1/4th
• Well tolerated, mild myelosuppression , hepatotoxicity on long term administration
Antimetabolites (Pyrimidine Antagonists) - 5 FU
• MOA:– Fluorouracil analogue of thymine– Converted to 5-fluoro-2deoxy-uridine
monophosphate (5-FdUMP)– 5-FdUMP inhibits thymidylate synthase and blocks
conversion of deoxyuridilic acid to deoxythymidylic acid – failure of DNA synthesis
• Indications: solid tumors, especially breast, colorectal, and gastric tumors and squamous cell tumors of the head and neck
Antibiotics• Anthracyclines (doxorubicin and dau norubicin),
Dactinomycin, Bleomycin, and mitomycin• Anthracyclines:
– Enters themselves into DNA and causes DNA break– Activates TopoisomeraseII and cause break in DNA strands– Generates excess free radicals causing production of
superoxide – damage to DNA– Known to damage cardiac cells also (unique)– Resistance developes due to increased eflux of drug– Uses: Doxo- Breast, ovary, lung, [prostate and acute
lymphatic leukaemia– Dauno- ALL and AML
1. Which of the following is a radioprotector?
a. Colony stimulating factor
b. Amifostine
c. Cisplatin
d. Methotrexate
(b)
2. Topical mitomycin-C is used in
a. Sturge-Weber syndrome
b. Laryngotracheal stenosis
c. Endoscopic angiofibroma
d. Skull base osteomyelitis
(b)
3. Which group of anticancer drugs Temozolomide belong to
a. Oral alkylating agent
b. Antitumor Antibiotic
c. Antimetabolite
d. Mitotic Spindle Inhibitor
(a)
4. Methotrexate is used for the management of all of these conditions except
a. Rheumatoid arthritis
b. Psoriasis
c. Sickle cell anemia
d. Organ transplantation
(c)
5. Which of the following drug is used for the is treatment of sickle cell anemia?
a.Hydroxyurea
b. Cisplatin
c. Paclitaxel
d. Carboplatin
(a)
6. Use of tamoxifen in carcinoma of breast patients does not lead to the following side effects
a. Thromboembolic events
b. Endometrial carcinoma
c. Cataract
d. Cancer in opposite breast
(d)
7. All of the following are true regarding ifosfamide EXCEPT
a. Metabolised by cytochrome p450 enzymes
b. Less neurotoxic than cyclophosphamide
c. Chloracetaldehyde is the metabolite of ifosfamide
d. It is a nitrogen mustard
(b)
8. Alkalinisation of urine ameliorates the toxicity of which of the following drugs?
a. Arabinoside-cytosine
b. Ifosfamide
c. Cisplatin
d. Methotrexate
(d)
11. Pulmonary fibrosis is seen with
a. Bleomycin
b. Cisplatin
c. Methotrexate
d. Actinomycin D
(a)
12. Which of the following drug is used in the treatment of estrogen dependent breast carcinoma?
a. Tamoxifen
b. Methotrexate
c. Paclitaxel
d. Adriamycin (a)
13. Methotrexate resistance is due to:
a. Depletion of Folate
b. Overproduction of DHFRase
c. Overproduction of Thymidylate kinase
d. Decreased DHFRase
(b)
14. Hemorrhagic cystitis is caused by
a. Cyclophosphamide
b. 6 Mercaptopurine
c. 5 Fluorouracil
d. Busulfan
(a)
15. Thalidomide is used in all of the following except
a. HIV associated peripheral neuropathy
b. HIV associated aphthous (mouth) ulcers
c. Behcet syndrome
d. Erythema Nodosum Leprosum
(a)
16. Most common dose-limiting toxicity of cancer chemotherapy is
a. Gastrointestinal toxicity
b. Neurotoxicity
c. Bone marrow suppression
d. Nephrotoxicity
(c)
17. Which of the following parameters is not monitored in a patient on methotrexate therapy?
a. Liver function tests
b. Lung function test
c. Eye examination
d. Hemogramz
(c)
18. All of the following are true about thalidomide except
a. Used in pregnancy as anti-emetic but withdrawn due to teratogenicity
b. Can be used in multiple myeloma as primary treat ment as well as in refractory disease
c. Causes euphoria and diarrhea
d. Can be used in erythema nodosum leprosum
(c)
19. Which of the following drug acts by inhibiting tyrosine kinase activated by EGF receptor as well as HER2?
a. Imatinib
b. Geftinib
c. Erlotinib
d. Lapatinib
(d)
20. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are first line treatment in
a. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
b. Receptor mediated neuroendocrine tumors
c. Breast cancer
d. Renal cell carcinoma
(a)
• 21. Drug locally used for tracheal stenosis is
a. Mitomycin C
b. Doxorubicin
c. Bleomycin
d. Clindamycin
(a)
22. Cetuximab (an EGFR antagonist) can be used in
a. Palliation in head and neck cancer
b. Anal canal carcinoma
c. Gastric carcinoma
d. Lung carcinoma
(a)
23. Most emetogenic anticancer drug is
a. Cisplatin
b. Carboplatin
c. High dose cyclophosphamide
d. High dose methotrexate
(a)
24. Cerebellar toxicity is seen with
a. Cisplatin
b. Cytarabine
c. Bleomycin
d. Actinomycin D
(b)
25. All are alkylating agents, except
a. 5-Fluorouracil
b. Melphalan
c. Cyclophosphamide
d. Chlorambucil
(a)
26. Which of the following can be given orally?
a. Cytosine arabinoside
b. Cisplatin
c. Doxorubicin
d. Mesna
(d)
27. In treatment of osteosarcoma, all of the following are used EXCEPT
a. High dose methotrexate
b. Cyclophosphamide
c. Vincristine
d. Doxorubicin
(c)
28. 'Hand and Foot' syndrome can be caused by
a. Cisplatin
b. Vincristine
c. Capecitabine
d. Mitomycin-C
(c)
29. Which of the following anti-cancer drugs is cell cycle specific?
a. Ifosfamide
b. Melphalan
c. Vinblastine
d. Cyclophosphamide
(c)
30. Topical mitomycin-C is used in
a. Sturge-Weber syndrome
b. Laryngotracheal stenosis
c. Endoscopic angiofibroma
d. Skull base osteomyelitis
(b)
31. Amifostine is protective to all EXCEPT
a. Salivary glands
b. Skin
c. CNS
d. GIT
(c)
32. Bleomycin toxicity affects which type of cells
a. Type-I pneumocytes
b. Type-II pneumocytes
c. Endothelial cells
d. Pulmonary alveolar macrophages
(b)
33. SIADH is caused by all EXCEPT
a. Vincristine
b. Vinblastine
c. Actinomycin D
d. Cyclophosphamide
(c)
34. Imatinib is used in the treatment of?
a. Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
b. Myelodysplastic syndrome
c. Acute lymphoid leukemia
d. Gastro intestinal stromal tumors
(d)
35. Sustained neutropenia is seen with?
a. Vinblastine
b. Cisplatin
c. Carmustine
d. Cyclophosphamide
(c)
36. Rituximab is used in all EXCEPT
a. Non Hodgkin lymphoma
b. Paroxysomal nocturnal hemoglobinurea
c. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Systemic lupus erythematosis
(b)
39. Which of the following anticancer drug is excreted by lungs?
a. 5-Fluorouracil
b. Cyclophosphamide
c. Doxorubicin
d. Cisplatin
(a)
40. Which of the following drugs is used for the treatment of refractoty histiocytosis?
a. High dose methotrexate
b. High dose cytarabine
c. Cladribine
d. Fludarabine
(c)
41. Thalidomide, used for multiple myeloma, is
a. Associated with diarrhea
b. Characterized by enantiomeric intercon-versions
c. Metabolized extensively by hepatic CYP system
d. Safe for use in pregnant females
(b)
42. A patient on treatment for leukemia, develops chest pain, pulmonary infiltrates and pleural effusion. The likely causeis.
a. Daunorubicin
b. Hydroxyurea
c. Cytarabine
d. Tretinoin
(d)
43. Mechanism of action of paclitaxel is
a. Topoisomerase inhibition
b. Increases the polymerization of tubulin
c. Inhibits protein synthesis
d. Alkylation of DNA
(b)
44. Which antineoplastic drug is a peptide?
a. Bleomycin
b. Asparteme
c. Valinomycin
d. Dactinomycin
(a)
45. Leucovorin is used to decrease the toxicity of
a. Methotrexate
b. Mercaptopurine
c. Thio-TEPA
d. Cytosine arabinoside
(a)
46. All-trans-retinoic acid is used in treatment of
a. Acute promyelocytic leukemia
b. A.L.L.
c. CML
d. Transient myeloproliferative disorder
(a)
47. Treatment of choice for chronic myeloid leukemia is
a. Imatinib
b. Hydroxyl-urea
c. Interferon-alpha
d. Cytarabine
(a)
48. Which of the following anticancer drugs can cause hypercoagulable state?
a. 5-FU
b. L-asparaginase
c. Melphalan
d. Carmustine
(b)
49. Anticancer drug causing SIADH as an adverse effect is
a. Vincristine
b. Paclitaxel
c. Dacarbazine
d. Cyclophosphamide
(a)
50. Which of the following anticancer drugs acts by hypomethylation?
a. Gemcitabine
b. 5-FU
c. Decitabine
d. Homoharringotonine
(c)
51. High dose methotrexate is used for the treatment of
a. Osteosarcoma
b. Rhabdomyosarcoma
c. Retinoblastoma
d. Ewing's sarcoma
(a)
52. Which of the following drugs is topoisomerase 1 inhibitor?
a. Doxorubicin
b. Irinotecan
c. Etoposide
d. Vincristine
(b)
53. All of the following anticancer agents cause bone marrow suppression EXCEPT
a. Chlorambucil
b. Daunorubicin
c. Doxorubicin
d. Flutamide
(d)
54. All the following are hormonal agents used against breast cancer EXCEPT
a. Letrozole
b. Exemestane
c. Taxol
d. Tamoxifen
(c)
55. Which is the most active single chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of leiomyosarcoma?
a. Adriamycin
b. Daunorubicin
c. Methotrexate
d. Cisplatin
(a)
56. Gemcitabine is effective in
a. Head and neck cancers
b. Pancreatic cancer
c. Small-cell lung cancer
d. Soft tissue sarcoma
(b)
57. All of the following statements about methotrexate are correct EXCEPT
a. Folinic acid enhances the action of methotrexate
b. Methotrexate inhibits dihydrofolate reductase
c. Non-proliferative cells are resistant to methotrexate
d. Methotrexate is used in the treatment of psoriasis
(a)
58. Mesna is given with cyclophosphamide to
a. Increase absorption
b. Decreased excretion
c. Ameliorate hemorrhagic cystitis
d. Decrease metabolism
(c)
59. A 35 yr old patient is having carcinoma lung with a past history of lung disease. Which of the following drugs should not be given?
a. Vinblastine
b. Bleomycin
c. Mithramycin
d. Adriamycin
(b)
60. Arsenic is useful in the treatment of
a. Acute promyelocytic leukemia
b. Myelodysplastic syndrome
c. Transient myeloproliferative disorder
d. All of the above
(a)
61. Which of the following is an anti-metabolite?
a. Methotrexate
b. Cyclosporine
c. Etoposide
d. Vinblastine
(a)
62. Mechanism of action of imatinib mesylate is
a. Increase in metabolism of P glycoprotein
b. Blocking the action of P glycoprotein
c. Blocks the action of chimeric fusion protein of bcr abl
d. Non-competitive inhibition of ATP binding site
(c)
63. Which of the following drugs is associated with untoward side effect of renal tubular damage?
a. Cisplatin
b. Streptozocin
c. Methysergide
d. Cyclophosphamide
(a)
64. Which of the following chemotherapeutic agents is associated with secondary leukemia?
a. Vinblastine
b. Paclitaxel
c. Cisplatin
d. Bleomycin
(c)
65. The drug imatinib acts by the inhibition of
a. Tyrosine kinase
b. Glutathione reductase
c. Thymidylate synthetase
d. Protein kinase
(a)
66. The new drug pemetrexed useful in breast cancer belongs to which of the following category of the drugs?
a. Antitumor agent
b. Alkylating agent
c. Hormonal agent
d. Antimetabolite
(d)
71. Sodium 2-mercapto ethane sulfonate is used as a protective agent in
a. Radiotherapy
b. Cancer chemotherapy
c. Lithotripsy
d. Hepatic encephalopathy
(b)
72. Pulmonary fibrosis is a common complication after treatment with
a. 6-Mercaptopurine
b. Vincristine
c. Bleomycin
d. Adriamycin
(c)
73. A patient receiving allopurinol requires dose reduction of
a. 6-Meracaptopurine
b. Cyclophosphamide
c. 6-Thioguanine
d. Climetidine
(a)
74. Which of the following are alkylating agents?
a. Cyclophosphamide
b. Ifosfamide
c. Methotrexate
d. Vincristine
(a)
75. Anticancer drugs of plant origin is/are
a. Vincristine
b. Isotretinoin
c. Bleomycin
d. Methotrexate
(a, b)
76. Alkylating agents are
a. Vincristine
b. Actinomycin-D
c. Chlorambucil
d. 5-Fluorouracil
e. Cyclophosphamide
(c, e)
77. Which of the following drugs are anticancer antibiotics?
a. Vancomycin
b. Actinomycin D
c. Bleomycin
d. Mithramycin
e. Vincristine
(b, c, d)
78. Metaphase arrest is caused by
a. Griseofulvin
b. Vincristine
c. Paclitaxel
d. Colchicine
e. Etoposide
(b, c, d)
79. The mechanism of anticancer action of fluorouracil is
a. Cross linking of double stranded DNA and the resulting inhibition of DNA replication and transcription
b. Cytotoxicity resulting from a metabolite that interferes with the production of dTMP
c. Irreversible inhibition of dihydrofolic acid reductase
d. Selective action on DNA polymerase
(b)
80. A cell cycle specific anticancer drug that acts mainly in the M phase of the cycle is
a. Cisplatin
b. Etoposide
c. Methotrexate
d. Paclitaxel
(d)
81. Maintenance of high urinary pH is important during methotrexate treatment because
a. Bladder irritation is reduced
b. It decreases renal tubular secretion of methotrexate
c. Leucovorin toxicity is increased in a dehydrated patient
d. Methotrexate is a weak acid
(d)
82. All of the following statements about methotrexate are true Except
a. It is cell cycle specific and kills in the S phase
b. Its toxicity primarily affects bone marrow and epithelial structures
c. Folic acid reverses its toxic effects
d. It is the drugs of choice for choriocarcinoma
(c)
83. Mechanism of action of vincristine in the treatment of All is
a. Inhibition of topoisomerase II to cause breaks in DNA strands
b. Alkylation and cross linking DNA strands
c. Inhibition of DNA mediated RNA synthesis
d. Inhibition of polymerization of tubulin to form microtubules
(d)
84. All of the following statements about vincristine are true EXCEPT
a. It acts by inhibiting mitosis
b. Its prominent adverse effect is peripheral neuropathy
c. It does not suppress bone marrow
d. It is a drug of choice for solid tumors
(d)
85. All of following statements about are true about mercaptopurine EXCEPT
a. It is metabolized by xanthine oxidase
b. It does not cause hyperuricemia
c. Its dose should be reduced when allopurinol is given concurrently
d. It is an active metabolite of azathioprine
(b)
86. Which of the following immunosuppressants is not used for the treatment of cancers?
a. Cyclophosphamide
b. Cyclosporine
c. Methotrexate
d. 6-Mercaptopurine
(b)
87. Which of the following drugs is not used in prostate carcinoma?
a. Finasteride
b. Diethylstilbesterol
c. Testosterone
d. Flutamide
(c)
88. Pentostatin acts by inhibiting
a. RNA dependent DNA polymerase
b. Aldolase
c. Adenosine deaminase
d. Adenylyl cyclase
(c)
89. Hand and foot syndrome is an adverse effect of
a. 5-Fluorouracil
b. Bleomycin
c. Etoposide
d. Actinomycin D
(a)
90. Side effects of cisplatin include all of the following EXCEPT
a. Nausea and vomiting
b. Nephrotoxicity
c. Blindness
d. Ototoxicity
(c)
91. Most common side effect of 5-fluoracil is
a. G.I. toxicity
b. Bone marrow depression
c. Cardiotoxicity
d. Neurotoxicity
(a)
92. Sterility is caused by
a. Vinca alkaloids
b. Alkylating agents
c. Antimetabolites
d.Actinomycin Ds
(b)
99. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is used in all except
a. Esophageal carcinoma
b. Breast carcinoma
c. Thyroid carcinoma
d. Non- small cell carcinoma of lung
(c)
100.Which of the following anticancer drugs can cross blood brain barrier?
a. Cisplatin
b. Nitrosourea
c. Vincristine
d. Vinblastine
(b)
101. Which of the following drugs produce significant nephrotoxicity?
a. Cisplatin
b. Carboplatin
c. Vinblastine
d. Vincristine
(a)
102. Phocomelia is due to teratogenic effects of
a. Thailidomide
b. Chlopromazine
c. Methotrexate
d. Carbamzepine
(a)
103. Folinic acid counteracts the toxicity of
a. Doxorubicin
b. Methotrexate
c. Cyclophosphamide
d. Fluorouracil
(b)
104. Which of the following antineoplastic and immunosuppressant drugs is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor?
a. Methotrexate
b. Adriamycin
c. Vincristine
d. Cyclophosphamide
(a)
105. Toxicity of nitrogen mustards can be decreased by
a. Amifostine
b. Folinic acid
c. GM-CSF
d. MESNA
(c)
106. Which one of the following alkaloids is used as anticancer agent?
a. Vincristine
b. Papaverine
c. Ephedrine
d. Atropine
(a)
107. The antimalignancy drug which is potentially cardiotoxic is
a. Doxorubicin
b. Bleomycin
c. Fluorouracil
d. Dacarbazine
(a)
108. The drug of choice in choricarcinoma is
a. Methotrexate
b. Actinomycin –D
c. Vincristine
d. 6-thioguanine
(a)
109. “Stocking and glove” neuropathy is seen in
a. Vinblastine
b. Paclitaxel
c. Etoposide
d. Mitroxantrone
(b)
110Drug that is radioprotective is
a. Paclitaxel
b. Vincristine
c. Etoposide
d. Amifostine
(d)
111. Hemorrhagic cystitis is caused by
a. Cyclophosphamide
b. Ifosfamide
c. Vincristine
d. Adriamycin
(b)
112. Which of the following anti-cancer drug is cell cycle specific?
a. Cyclophosphamide
b. Vincristine
c. Nitrogen mustard
d. Doxourubicin
(b)
113. Which of the following anticancer drug is not ‘S’-phase specific?
a. Methotrexate
b. Meracaptopurine
c. Ifosfamide
d. Thiouanine
(c)
114. All are alkylating agents except
a. Cyclophosphamide
b. Lomustine
c. Busulfan
d. Zalcitabine
(d)
115. Chemotherapy is not useful in
a. Chondrosarcoma
b. Wilm’s tumor
c. Choriocarcinoma
d. All
(a)
116. Cisplatin does not cause
a. Cardiomyopathy
b. Nephrotoxicity
c. Neuropathy
d. Tinnitus
(a)
117. Cyclophosphamide can cause
a. Hemorrhagic cystitis
b. Cardiomyopathy
c. Neuropathy
d. Convulsions
(a)
118. Which of the following is not an early adverse effect of methotrexate?
a. Hepatic fibrosis
b. Myelosupression
c. Nausea
d. Stomatitis
(a)
119. Which of the following is not an antineoplastic antibiotic?
a. Actinomycin D
b. Doxorubicin
c. Bleomycin
d. Spiramycin
(d)
120. All cause myelosuppression except
a. Docetaxel vincristine
b. Vincristine
c. Methotrexate
d. Irrnotecan
(b)
121. Leucovorin rescue is related to
a. Methotrexate toxicity
b. Cyclophosphamide toxicity
c. Oncovin toxicity
d. Cisplatin toxicity
(a)
122. Which of the following causes peripheral neuritis?
a. Methotrexete
b. Vincristine
c. Busulfan
d. Cyclophosphamide
(b)
123. The drug of choice for chronic myeloid leukemia, is
a. Chlorambucil
b. Busulfan
c. Vincristine
d. Procarbazine
(b)
124. Proliferation independent agents include all the following except
a. Vincristine
b. Carmustine
c. Melphalan
d. Cyclophosphamide
(a)
125. People with high risk for development of breast cancer should be treated by prophylactic admini-stration of
a. Tamoxifen
b. Aminoglutethimide
c. Diethyistibesterol
d. Flutamide
(a)
126. Which of the following is widely used in the management of carcinoma breast?
a. Actinomycin D
b. Bleomycin
c. Doxorubicin
d. Dacarbazine
(c)
127. Rituximab is used in
a. Hodgkin,s disease
b. Acute myeloid leukemia
c. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
d. Multiple myeloma
(c)
128. Allopurinol potentiates action of
a. Azathioprine
b. Busulfan
c. Actinomycin
d. Procarbazine
(a)
129. Alkylating agengts include
a. Doxorubicin
b. Cholorambucil
c. Vinblastine
d. Busulfan
e. Methotrexate
(b, d)
69. Sterile hemorrhagic cystitis is caused by
a. Busulfan
b. Ketoprofen
c. Methicillin
d. Cyclophosphamide
(d)
70. A 50 year old woman, Hema has been diagnosed with locally advanced breast cancer and recommended for chemotherapy. She has five years history of myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure. Which antineoplastic drug should be best avoided?
a. Anthracycline
b. Alkylating agent
c. Platinum compound
d. Bisphosphonates
(a)
67. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding vincristine?
a. It is an alkaloid
b. Its use is associated with neurotoxicity
c. It does not cause alopecia
d. It is a useful drug for induction of remission in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(c)
68. A patient with cancer developed extreme degree of radiation toxicity. Further history revealed that the dose adjustment of a particular drug was missed during the course of radiotherapy. Which of the following drugs required a dose adjustment during radiotherapy in order to prevent radiation toxicity?
a. Vincristine
b. Dactinomycin
c. Cyclophosphamide
d. 6- Mercaptopurine
(b)
37. Ifosfamide belongs to which group of anticancer drugs?
a. Alkylating agents
b. Antimetabolites
c. Mitotic inhibitors
d. Topoisomerase inhibitors
(a)
38. A 56 year old female presented with breast carcinoma and she was prescribed herceptin (trastuzumab). Which of the following statements regarding this drug is true?
a. It is an antibody produced entirely from mouse con taining no human component.
b. It is a monoclonal antibody produced by injecting her-2 antigen
c. It is a polyclonal antibody
d. It is a monoclonal antibody containing only human component
(b)
93. Which of the following is a common side effect of cisplatin
a. Diarrhea
b. Vomiting
c. Pulmonary fibrosis
d. Alopecia
(b)
94. The antimetabolite ‘X’ inhibits DNA polymerse and is one of the most active drugs in the treatment of leukemia. Although myelo-suppression is done limiting, the drug may also cause cerebellar dysfunction, including ataxia and dysarthria. Which of the following can be ‘X’?
a. Bleomycin
b. Cytarabine
c. Mercaptopurine
d. Methotrexate
(b)
95. Which of the following antineoplastic drugs should not be administered to a chronic alcoholic patient due to risk of development of disulfiram like reaction?
a. Dacarbazine
b. Procarbazine
c. Melphalan
d. Hydroxyurea
(b)
96 Roopa devi, a 65 year old female with overian cancer is being treated with cisplatin based chemotherapy. All of the following are used to limit the toxicity of cisplatin except
a. N-acetylcysteine
b. Slow rate of infusion
c. Chloride dieresis
d. Amifostine
(a)
97. Roopmati, A 56 year old femal with lymph node positive breast cancer was treated with systemic chemotherapy. Four weeks later, she developed frequent urination, suprapublic pain, dysuria and hematuria. Which of the following could have prevented this patient’s condition?
a. Folinic acid
b. Mesna
c. Dexazoxane
d. Amifostine
(b)
98. Sunder, a ypung male was diagnosed as suffering from acute myeloid leukemia. He was started on induction chemotherapy with doxorubicin based regiments. Induction regimen was successful. Two months later, he presents to opd with swelling of both the feet and breathlessness on climbing the stairs. He also complains the he had to wake up many times because of breathlessness. Which of the following is most likely responsible for this patient’s symptoms?
a. Restrictive cardiomyopathy
b. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
c. Dilated cardiomyopathy
d. Pericardial fibrosis
(c)
• It is important to remember that antimetabolites such as cytarabine, 5-FU do not cause acute toxicity
• Most of the hormones and hormone antagonist do not cause acute toxicity
• All alkylating agents such as chlorambucil cyclophosphamide, melphalan etc cause nausea and vomiting as acute toxicity.
• Most of the natural products such bleomycin vincristine and vinbalstine etc used for cancer chrmotherapy cause nausea and vomiting as acute toxicity
Substances used to reduce the toxicity of anticancer drugs1. Leukovorin/citrovorum factor folinic acid2. Xanthine oxidase inhibitor allopurinol3. Colony stimulating factor for Neutrophils filgrastim &
sargramostim, For RBCs darbopoetin –α & erythropoietin.
4. Thiophosphate cytoprotectants amifostine5. Acrolein conjugator, mesna, acetylcysteine6. Iron chelator, Dexrazoxane7. Thrombopoietic factor, Oprelvekin, Thrombopoietin.
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