Carmustine bcnu - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CSO EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND 100% LATEST CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ Alkylating agents - ANS-synthetic chemicals containing alkyl groups that attack DNA, causing strand breaks thus preventing replication and transcription of RNA Examples: Bendamustine (Treanda), Busulfan (Myleran PO/Busulflex IV, Carboplatin (paraplatin), Carmustine (BCNU), Chlorambucil (Leukeran), Ciosplatin (Platinol, CDDP), Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, CTX), Dacarbazine (DTIC), Ifosfamide (Ifex), Mechloretham...

Classification of anticancer agents Classes • Alkylating agents • Anti metabolites • Plant derived agents & derivatives • Antibiotics • Enzymes • Hormones & analogues • Targeted Therapies • Miscellaneous ALKYLATING AGENTS Sub-classes • Nitrogen mustards e.g. mechlorethamine synomyn nitrogen mustard, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide , trofosfamide, melphalan (L-sarcolysine), chlorambucil, Uramustine (uracil mustard), bendamustine (mechlorethamine derivative) • Alky...