This is a comprehensive synopsis covering all four topics. Here is a quick orientation:
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Basic Principles — Goals of therapy (cure/control/palliation), types of chemotherapy (adjuvant/neoadjuvant/maintenance), combination regimen rationale, cell cycle specificity, drug resistance mechanisms.
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Drug Classification & MOA — All major classes: alkylating agents, antimetabolites, antibiotics, vinca alkaloids, taxanes, topoisomerase inhibitors, hormonal agents, and targeted biologics — each with MOA, key indications, and signature ADRs. A system-by-system ADR table is included.
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CINV — Types (acute/delayed/anticipatory), the CTZ–vomiting centre pathway, emetogenic potential of drugs, and the full antiemetic protocol by emetogenic risk level.
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Breast Cancer — Molecular subtypes (Luminal A/B, HER2, TNBC), staging, surgical options, and the complete systemic therapy algorithm (endocrine, anti-HER2, immunotherapy, PARP inhibitors, CDK4/6 inhibitors). Leukaemia covers ALL (induction protocol, CNS prophylaxis, outcomes), AML ("7+3" regimen, targeted additions), APL (ATRA + arsenic trioxide, differentiation syndrome), CML (BCR-ABL/TKIs), and CLL.