Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Pharmacology and the Nursing Process (Access Card), 8e
Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Pharmacology and the Nursing Process (Access Card), 8e
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780323429160
Author: Linda Lane Lilley PhD RN, Shelly Rainforth Collins PharmD, Julie S. Snyder MSN RN-BC, Elsevier
Publisher: ELSEVIER
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Chapter 46, Problem 6O
Summary Introduction

To describe:

Extravasation and other side effects caused by cell cycle–nonspecific and miscellaneous anti-neoplastics and antidotes.

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Cancer cells are characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells, invasion, metastasis, and anti-apoptosis. Chemotherapeutic drugs are broadly classified into two categories based on targeting the phases of the cell cycle (cell cycle––specific drugs and cell cycle–non-specific drugs). Alkylating drugs are cell cycle–non-specific anticancer drugs. They are used to treat a wide range of cancers, including solid and hematological tumors. Alkylating drugs are commonly categorized into three namely classic alkylators (for example, chlorambucil and cyclophosphamide), nitrosoureas (for example, carmustine and lomustine), and miscellaneous alkylators (for example, altretamine and busulfan). The alkylating drugs prevent cancer progression by inhibiting DNA synthesis through the formation of covalent bonds with DNA bases. The major adverse effects of alkylating drugs are pulmonary fibrosis, nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, ototoxicity, and bone marrow suppression.

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