CHEMOTHERAPY CERTIFICATION 2025/2026 ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔ Doxorubicin - ✔✔Cardiotoxic
TISSUE VESICANT
Baseline MUGA and total dose (CONCERN at 550 mg/m2)
URINE=RED
IF EXTRAVASATION OCCURS= cool/ice + Totect
✔✔Idamycin - ✔✔Cardiotoxic (cardiomyopathy)
✔✔Bleomycin - ✔✔AVOID oxygen supplementation
✔✔Methotrexate - ✔✔*Leukovorin decreases cytotoxicity*
✔✔Pemetrexed - ✔✔Vitamin B12 & folic acid supplements to decrease toxicity
✔✔Fludarabine - ✔✔Immunosuppression
✔✔Thioguanine - ✔✔Bone Marrow Suppression
Stomatitis/Mucositis
✔✔5-FU - ✔✔*Stomatitis
Bone marrow depression
*Diarrhea
Mucositis
✔✔Capeticibine - ✔✔***Pro-drug that converts 5FU in liver
Stomatitis & mucositis
Palmar-plantar erythrodysthesias (hand foot syndrome)
✔✔Cytarabine or Cytosine Arabinoside - ✔✔Cerebellar neurotoxicity
✔✔Gemcitabine - ✔✔Radiosensitizer DO NOT GIVE W/ RADIATION, except at very
low doses
✔✔Carmustine - ✔✔***Solvent is alcohol
Alcohol sensivity is an issue
Mix ONLY in 0.9% NaCl
✔✔Carboplatin - ✔✔Dose by CALVERT formula
Allergic reaction increased from 1-27% in pts receiving >6-7 courses
✔✔Cisplatin - ✔✔Renal toxicity
AND QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔ Doxorubicin - ✔✔Cardiotoxic
TISSUE VESICANT
Baseline MUGA and total dose (CONCERN at 550 mg/m2)
URINE=RED
IF EXTRAVASATION OCCURS= cool/ice + Totect
✔✔Idamycin - ✔✔Cardiotoxic (cardiomyopathy)
✔✔Bleomycin - ✔✔AVOID oxygen supplementation
✔✔Methotrexate - ✔✔*Leukovorin decreases cytotoxicity*
✔✔Pemetrexed - ✔✔Vitamin B12 & folic acid supplements to decrease toxicity
✔✔Fludarabine - ✔✔Immunosuppression
✔✔Thioguanine - ✔✔Bone Marrow Suppression
Stomatitis/Mucositis
✔✔5-FU - ✔✔*Stomatitis
Bone marrow depression
*Diarrhea
Mucositis
✔✔Capeticibine - ✔✔***Pro-drug that converts 5FU in liver
Stomatitis & mucositis
Palmar-plantar erythrodysthesias (hand foot syndrome)
✔✔Cytarabine or Cytosine Arabinoside - ✔✔Cerebellar neurotoxicity
✔✔Gemcitabine - ✔✔Radiosensitizer DO NOT GIVE W/ RADIATION, except at very
low doses
✔✔Carmustine - ✔✔***Solvent is alcohol
Alcohol sensivity is an issue
Mix ONLY in 0.9% NaCl
✔✔Carboplatin - ✔✔Dose by CALVERT formula
Allergic reaction increased from 1-27% in pts receiving >6-7 courses
✔✔Cisplatin - ✔✔Renal toxicity