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Pharmacology General 118a71b0

Which of the following chemotherapeutic agents is associated with secondary leukemia

A
Vinblastine
B
Paclitaxel
C
Cisplatin
D
Bleomycin
High-Yield Explanation
Alkylating agents bind to DNA and has the potential to introduce mutations. Therefore, these agents can cause sec­ondary leukemias. Procarbazine is most important drug implicated in causation of secondary leukemias. Cisplatin acts by similar mechanism and can cause leukemia.

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