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Chemotherapy toxicity
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Veterinary Medicine
Professional
02/01/2012

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Term
kidney
Definition
cisplatin, doxorubicin (cats), lomustine
Term
bladder
Definition
cyclophosphamide
Term
heart
Definition
doxorubicin
Term
pancreas
Definition
elspar, doxorubicin
Term
nervous system
Definition
vincristine, 5-FU
Term
liver
Definition
lomustine
Term
lungs
Definition
cisplatin (cats), bleomycin
Term
Cyclophosphamide
Definition
alkylating agent
sterile hemorrhagic cystitis
Term
lomustine
Definition
alkylating agent
thrombocytopenia/neutropenia
hepatotoxic, nephrotoxic
Term
vincristine
Definition
mitotic inhibitor
extravasation sloughing, phlebitis
peripheral neuropathies
Term
vinblastine
Definition
mitotic inhibitor
sloughing if extravasated, phlebitis
Term
doxorubicin
Definition
anti-tumor antibiotic
hemorrhagic colitis, dose-limiting cardiotoxicity, nephrotoxicity (cats), pancreas, severe tissue necrosis if extravasated
Term
cisplatin
Definition
platinum compound
emetogenic, nephrotoxic, fulminant fatal pulmonary edema (cats)
Term
carboplatin
Definition
platinum compound
less toxic than cisplatin
Term
5-FU (fluorouracil)
Definition
anti-metabolite
central neurotoxicity (fatal in cats)
Term
Elspar (L-asparaginase)
Definition
enzyme/anti-metabolite
allergic, pancreatitis
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