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Similar to alkylating agent, notable toxicities include nephrotoxicity and acoustic nerve damage
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Cisplatin, carboplatinContinue reading
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Alkylating agent used to treat CML
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BusulfanContinue reading
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Free radical generator and also intercalates DNA to from strand breaks (“A” in ABVD treatment for Hodgkins)
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Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), daunorubicinContinue reading
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Used to treat childhood tumors (Wilm’s tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, and Ewing’s sarcoma)
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Dactinomycin (Actinomycin D; Children ACT out)Continue reading
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Free radical generator which can cause life threatening pulmonary fibrosis
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BleomycinContinue reading
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Steroid that triggers apoptosis
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PrednisoneContinue reading
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Monoclonal antibody against HER-2
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TrastuzumabContinue reading
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Philadelphia chromosome bcr-abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor
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Imatinib (Gleevec)Continue reading