The nurse understands that medications in this group of antineoplastics are cell-cycle nonspecific:
a. antimetabolites c. alkylating agents
b. mitotic inhibitors d. antibiotic agents
ANS: C
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A Incorrect: Antimetabolites are cycle-specific agents.
B Incorrect: Mitotic inhibitors exert their primary effect on the G2 portion of the cell cycle.
C Correct: Alkylating agents are cell-cycle nonspecific.
D Incorrect: Antibiotic antineoplastic agents interfere with several portions of the cell cycle.
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