An Anticancer Drug That Interferes Only with Mitosis

Question

An anticancer drug that interferes only with mitosis
A) is described as cell cycle M phase-specific.
B) is cell cycle phase-nonspecific.
C) is nontoxic.
D) stimulates neoplastic cell growth.

Accepted Answer

An anticancer drug that interferes only with mitosis is described as cell cycle M phase-specific. It targets the process of cell division during the M phase of the cell cycle, which is when chromosomes separate and are distributed to daughter cells. This type of drug is not cell cycle phase-nonspecific as it specifically targets the M phase of the cell cycle. It is not nontoxic as it may affect normal dividing cells as well. It does not stimulate neoplastic cell growth, instead it inhibits cell division leading to cell death.