ANTI CANCER DRUGS WITH MECHANISM AND IMP PHARMACOLOGY
1.
2. Cancer (Malignant
neoplasm) is a class
of diseases in which
a group of cells
display uncontrolled
growth, invasion,
and sometimes
metastasis
3. WW (I) exposure to mustard gas
led to the observation that
alkylating agents caused marrow
and lymphoid hypoplasia which
was further studied during
WW(II)
This observation led to the
direct application of such agents
to patients with Hodgkin’s
disease and lymphocytic
lymphomas.
The origin of cancer chemotherapy
4. 1948, SydneyFarber successfullyused Antifolates to induce remission inchildrenwith ALL.
1958, Roy Hertz demonstrated Methotrexateas a singlebest agent for choriocarcinoma,
1959, FDA approved the alkylating agent, Cyclophosphamide
15. Pyrimidine analogs
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A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul,
like these sweet wonderful serenity mornings
16. Folic acid antagonist
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like these sweet wonderful serenity mornings
23. The Log-Kill hypothesis -
The CELL KILL HYPOTHESIS proposes that actions of CCS drugs
follow first order kinetics: a given dose kills a constant
PROPORTION of a tumor cell population (rather than a
constant NUMBER of cells).
24. POMP(Methotrexate,Vincristine,6MP,Prednisolone)regimen was able to induce long term remission in children with ALL
MOPP(Nitrogen Mustard,Vincristine,Procarbazine,Prednisolone
successfully cured HL and NHL
CHOP(cyclophosphamide doxorubicin, vincristine, Prednisolone)
successfully cured diffuse large B cell lymphoma
ABVD(doxorubicin,bleomycin,vinblastine,dacarbazine)
successfully cured diffuse large B cell lymphoma
CMF (CYCLOPHOSPAMIDE+METHOTREXATE+5FU) BREAST CARCINOMA