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ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Questions With Correct Answers Define neoadjuvant therapy - correct answer...Treatment is given prior to surgery to shrink the tumor Define adjuvant therapy - correct answer...Additional cancer treatment given after the primary treatment to lower the...

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ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy
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Define neoadjuvant therapy - correct answer...✔✔Treatment is given prior to surgery to
shrink the tumor

Define adjuvant therapy - correct answer...✔✔Additional cancer treatment given after
the primary treatment to lower the risk that the cancer reoccur

3 subcategories of alkylating agents: - correct answer...✔✔1. Nitrogen mustards
2. Platinum-based agents (do not possess an alkyl group but still termed alkylating
agents as they work similarly)
3. Nitrosoureas

Common alkylating agents: - correct answer...✔✔Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
Ifosfamide (Ifex)
Bendamustine (Treanda)

Common platinum-based agents: - correct answer...✔✔Cisplatin (Platinol)
Carboplatin (Paraplatin)

What is unique about nitrosoureas agents? - correct answer...✔✔Able to cross the
blood-brain barrier; can be effective in treating some brain tumors

Common nitrosoureas agents: - correct answer...✔✔Carmustine (BiCNU)
Lomustine (CeeNu)
Streptozocin (Zanosar)

Hypersensitivity can occur with late doses of: - correct answer...✔✔Carboplatin

These agents are typically categorized as highly emetogenic: - correct answer...✔✔1.
Alkylating agents
2. Nitrosoureas

Pre-administration labs for alkylating agents and nitrosoureas: - correct answer...✔✔
BUN
Creatinine
CBC w/ diff

What is the medication Mesna used for? - correct answer...✔✔Bladder protectant with
administration of cyclophosphamide or ifosfamide


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, Instruct pts receiving ________ to avoid exposure to cold air and consuming cold fluids
for 3-4 days following treatment - correct answer...✔✔Oxaliplatin

How do antimetabolites function? - correct answer...✔✔By blocking DNA and RNA
growth by interfering with enzymes needed for normal cell metabolism

Antimetabolites work in the ___ phase. - correct answer...✔✔S

Common side effects of antimetabolites: - correct answer...✔✔Myelosuppression
GI toxicities
Photosensitivity
Hand-foot syndrome

Common antimetabolite drugs: - correct answer...✔✔Azacitidine
Capecitabine
5-FU
Cytarabine
Decitabine
Methotrexate

The institute for Safe Medication Practices recommends what route of administration for
vincristine? - correct answer...✔✔IV piggyback via gravity

Anthracycline antitumor abx work by: - correct answer...✔✔Interfering with enzymes
necessary for DNA to replicate in ALL phases of the cell cycle

The two major classifications of antitumor antibiotics are: - correct answer...✔✔
Anthracyclines
Non-anthracyclines

Common anthracycline antitumor abx: - correct answer...✔✔Daunorubicin
Doxorubicin
Epirubicin
Idarubicin

The antitumor abx ___________ is not an anthracycline, but has anthracycline-type
properties. - correct answer...✔✔Mitoxantrone

Common non-anthracycline antitumor abx: - correct answer...✔✔Actinomycin D
Mitomycin C
Bleomycin

Monitoring necessary with doxorubicin: - correct answer...✔✔Vesicant -->
extravasation


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