Nightingale College BSN 315 – APHON Principles of
Chemo and Biotherapy
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Results in a higher cell kill with exposure to cell cycle specific agents.
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1 Biotherapy 2 Palliation
3 A higher growth fraction 4 Define pharmacodynamics
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Biotherapy Targeted anticancer agents also known as biological
response modifiers (BRM)
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are what Biotherapy
class
Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) are Biotherapy
what class
Define pharmacokinetics Study of drug absorption, metabolism, and excretion
Define pharmacodynamics The concentration of the drug in the body and how it
produces a response
Define adjuvant chemotherapy The use of chemo after another type of therapy, such as
surgery, to treat residual disease or undetectable
metastasis.
Define neoadjuvant chemotherapy When chemo is used preoperatively to decrease tumor
burden in order to make it easier to remove the tumor
surgically.
Define sanctuary sites Sites within the body where tumor cells sequester and
are not easily reached by chemo such as the CNS
What normal cells are most often Hematopoietic, mucosal (mouth & GI), hair follicles
effected by chemotherapy
Chemo and Biotherapy
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Results in a higher cell kill with exposure to cell cycle specific agents.
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1 Biotherapy 2 Palliation
3 A higher growth fraction 4 Define pharmacodynamics
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Biotherapy Targeted anticancer agents also known as biological
response modifiers (BRM)
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are what Biotherapy
class
Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) are Biotherapy
what class
Define pharmacokinetics Study of drug absorption, metabolism, and excretion
Define pharmacodynamics The concentration of the drug in the body and how it
produces a response
Define adjuvant chemotherapy The use of chemo after another type of therapy, such as
surgery, to treat residual disease or undetectable
metastasis.
Define neoadjuvant chemotherapy When chemo is used preoperatively to decrease tumor
burden in order to make it easier to remove the tumor
surgically.
Define sanctuary sites Sites within the body where tumor cells sequester and
are not easily reached by chemo such as the CNS
What normal cells are most often Hematopoietic, mucosal (mouth & GI), hair follicles
effected by chemotherapy
