A nursing student asks about the differences between cell-cycle phase-specific chemotherapeutic agents and those that are cell-cycle phase nonspecific. What will the nurse explain?

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Cell-cycle phase-specific drugs do not harm "resting" cells, because these drugs are toxic only to cells that are active participants in the cell cycle. Cell-cycle phase-nonspecific drugs are not less toxic than cell-cycle phase-specific agents. Cell-cycle phase-specific drugs are usually given by prolonged infusion. Cell-cycle phase-nonspecific drugs are toxic to "resting" cells.

A Nursing Student Asks About the Differences Between Cell-Cycle Phase-Specific