APHON EXAM CONCLUDING REVIEW
SHEET PRACTICE SOLUTION BUNDLED
FULLY VERIFIED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
PASS GUARANTEED
⩥ Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are what class.
Answer: Biotherapy
⩥ Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) are what class.
Answer: Biotherapy
⩥ Define pharmacokinetics.
Answer: Study of drug absorption, metabolism, and excretion
⩥ Define pharmacodynamics.
Answer: The concentration of the drug in the body and how it produces
a response
⩥ Define adjuvant chemotherapy.
Answer: The use of chemo after another type of therapy, such as surgery,
to treat residual disease or undetectable metastasis.
, ⩥ Define neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Answer: When chemo is used preoperatively to decrease tumor burden
in order to make it easier to remove the tumor surgically.
⩥ Define sanctuary sites.
Answer: 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 effected by chemotherapy.
Answer: Hematopoietic, mucosal (mouth & GI), hair follicles
⩥ Why use chemotherapy.
Answer: To prevent cancer cells from dividing, metastasizing, and
ultimately causing the death of the patient
⩥ Cure.
Answer: To permanently eradicate the cancer
⩥ Control.
Answer: To extend the length & QOL when cure is not feasible or
realistic
⩥ Palliation.
SHEET PRACTICE SOLUTION BUNDLED
FULLY VERIFIED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
PASS GUARANTEED
⩥ Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are what class.
Answer: Biotherapy
⩥ Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) are what class.
Answer: Biotherapy
⩥ Define pharmacokinetics.
Answer: Study of drug absorption, metabolism, and excretion
⩥ Define pharmacodynamics.
Answer: The concentration of the drug in the body and how it produces
a response
⩥ Define adjuvant chemotherapy.
Answer: The use of chemo after another type of therapy, such as surgery,
to treat residual disease or undetectable metastasis.
, ⩥ Define neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Answer: When chemo is used preoperatively to decrease tumor burden
in order to make it easier to remove the tumor surgically.
⩥ Define sanctuary sites.
Answer: 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 effected by chemotherapy.
Answer: Hematopoietic, mucosal (mouth & GI), hair follicles
⩥ Why use chemotherapy.
Answer: To prevent cancer cells from dividing, metastasizing, and
ultimately causing the death of the patient
⩥ Cure.
Answer: To permanently eradicate the cancer
⩥ Control.
Answer: To extend the length & QOL when cure is not feasible or
realistic
⩥ Palliation.
