APHON CHEMO CERTIFICATION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What 4 things can tumor markers monitor - Answer- 1. tumor cell origin
2. tumor cell activity
3. therapy response
4. recurrent disease
A feature or byproduct of tumor cells that is an indication of tumor cells and its response
to therapy - Answer- Tumor markers
Staging of tumors: TNM system - Answer- T: Tumor size
N: lymph Node involvement
M: distant Metastases
The study of the effect of a drug on the body - Answer- Pharmacodynamics
The movement of a drug in the body and studies how the body affects the administered
drug - Answer- Pharmacokinetics
The 4 actions of pharmacokinetics - Answer- 1. absorption
2. distribution
3. metabolism
4. excretion
Term often used to describe the rate of drug excretion - Answer- clearance
The study of how a person's genetic makeup affects that person's response to drug
therapy - Answer- Pharmacogenetics
Modalities of Therapy (5) - Answer- 1. Surgery
2. Chemotherapy
3. Radiation
4. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
5. Biologic Therapy
3 Goals of chemotherapy - Answer- 1. cure
2. control
3. palliation
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What 4 things can tumor markers monitor - Answer- 1. tumor cell origin
2. tumor cell activity
3. therapy response
4. recurrent disease
A feature or byproduct of tumor cells that is an indication of tumor cells and its response
to therapy - Answer- Tumor markers
Staging of tumors: TNM system - Answer- T: Tumor size
N: lymph Node involvement
M: distant Metastases
The study of the effect of a drug on the body - Answer- Pharmacodynamics
The movement of a drug in the body and studies how the body affects the administered
drug - Answer- Pharmacokinetics
The 4 actions of pharmacokinetics - Answer- 1. absorption
2. distribution
3. metabolism
4. excretion
Term often used to describe the rate of drug excretion - Answer- clearance
The study of how a person's genetic makeup affects that person's response to drug
therapy - Answer- Pharmacogenetics
Modalities of Therapy (5) - Answer- 1. Surgery
2. Chemotherapy
3. Radiation
4. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
5. Biologic Therapy
3 Goals of chemotherapy - Answer- 1. cure
2. control
3. palliation
