Anti cancer Drugs Review From Lipincott And kadzung For Screening test and interview preparation
1g Tumor mass=109 cells smallest tumor burden …clinical symptoms appear at this stage Palliative Chemotherapy = survival is extended Curative Chemotherapy(Adjuvant)= Solid tumor (i.e Testicular carcinoma)…Reduced by surgery or Radiation… 🌟Treatment of Micrometastasis continue after cancer disappear Curative chemotherapy(Non-adjuvant)= Dissaminated cancer(i.e Leukemia…Drug-chemotherapy to reduce tumor before surgery… Each drug have different Organ toxicity& Site of action Log kill=Destruction of cancer cell by Anticancer follow 1ST Order kinetics…5-log kill 105 cells POMP=For Acute Lymphocytic leukemia; Prednisone, Oncovin, Methotrexate, Purinethol. Used for 21days ANTI-METABOLITES “S” phase….Cell-Cycle Specific Methotrexate=Structure related to Folic Acid….Inhibit DHFR (Dihydrofolate reductase) MOA= enter into the cell by active-transport system same like N5-methylFH4…ϴ Folate→FH2 by DHFR…ϴFH2→FH4 by DHFR…inhibit formation ofN5,N10-Methylene-FH4 C...