Posted: July 5th, 2017
A male client is receiving the cell cycle–nonspecific alkylating agent thiotepa (Thioplex), 60 mg weekly for 4 weeks by bladder instillation as part of a chemotherapeutic regimen to treat bladder cancer. The client asks the nurse how the drug works. How does thiotepa exert its therapeutic effects?
A male client is receiving the cell cycle–nonspecific alkylating agent thiotepa (Thioplex), 60 mg weekly for 4 weeks by bladder instillation as part of a chemotherapeutic regimen to treat bladder cancer. The client asks the nurse how the drug works. How does thiotepa exert its therapeutic effects?
A. It interferes with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication only.
B. It interferes with ribonucleic acid (RNA) transcription only.
C. It interferes with DNA replication and RNA transcription.
D. It destroys the cell membrane, causing lysis.
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