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ONS/ONCC CHEMOTHERAPY IMMUNOTHERAPY
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. How are alkylating agents and platinum based chemo's
different? - correct answer -platinum based chemo's do not
have the molecule to to attach to and destroy DNA
2. What are the two most common platinum based chemo's? -
correct answer -cisplatin and carboplatin
3. What should you instruct patients to do when receiving
oxaliplatin? - correct answer -to avoid exposure to cold air and
consuming cold fluids for 3 to 4 days following treatment
4. What are the two most nephrotoxic drugs? - correct answer -
streptozocin and semustine
5. What are the most common side effects of antimetabolites? -
correct answer -myelosuppresion, GI toxicities, photosensitivity,
hand foot syndrome,
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6. What kind of chemo therapy require life time doses? - correct
answer -antitumor antibiotics
7. What are examples of anthracyclines that? - correct answer -
doxorubicin, daunarubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin
8. What are lifetime doses needed for anthrcyclines? - correct
answer -cardiotoxicity
9. What are classes of antitumor antibiotics? - correct answer -
anthracyclines and non-anthracyclines
10. What are examples of non-anthracyclines? - correct answer
-actinomycin d, mitomycin c, bleomycin
11. Why is there a lifetime dose for bleomycin? - correct answer
-pulmonary fibrosis
ONS/ONCC CHEMOTHERAPY IMMUNOTHERAPY
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. How are alkylating agents and platinum based chemo's
different? - correct answer -platinum based chemo's do not
have the molecule to to attach to and destroy DNA
2. What are the two most common platinum based chemo's? -
correct answer -cisplatin and carboplatin
3. What should you instruct patients to do when receiving
oxaliplatin? - correct answer -to avoid exposure to cold air and
consuming cold fluids for 3 to 4 days following treatment
4. What are the two most nephrotoxic drugs? - correct answer -
streptozocin and semustine
5. What are the most common side effects of antimetabolites? -
correct answer -myelosuppresion, GI toxicities, photosensitivity,
hand foot syndrome,
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6. What kind of chemo therapy require life time doses? - correct
answer -antitumor antibiotics
7. What are examples of anthracyclines that? - correct answer -
doxorubicin, daunarubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin
8. What are lifetime doses needed for anthrcyclines? - correct
answer -cardiotoxicity
9. What are classes of antitumor antibiotics? - correct answer -
anthracyclines and non-anthracyclines
10. What are examples of non-anthracyclines? - correct answer
-actinomycin d, mitomycin c, bleomycin
11. Why is there a lifetime dose for bleomycin? - correct answer
-pulmonary fibrosis