Chemotherapy Certification Exam (New 2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct- Grade A

Chemotherapy Certification Exam (New 2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct- Grade A QUESTION Should you keep your patient on cell-cycle non-specific drugs on a schedule or dose adjust? Answer: Dose adjust It is acceptable to hold a treatment for a week or so to be able to give the highest dose possible QUESTION What are the groups of drugs under Cell-cycle non-specific drugs? Answer: AAHN Alkylating Agents Anti-tumor agents Hormonal Agents Nitrosourea Agent QUESTION What is something very important to remember about all Cell-cycle non-specific drugs? Answer: All have myelosuppression QUESTION What are Targeted Therapies? Answer: interfere with specific molecules or signaling pathways involved in tumor growth and progression QUESTION What is immunotherapy? Answer: A therapy that uses the pt's own immune system to manage or eradicate cancer QUESTION What is myelosuppression? Answer: depression of bone marrow QUESTION What is Nadir? Answer: Lowest point of bone supression Usually occurs at 7-14 days QUESTION What is emetogenicity? Answer: Having the ability to cause emesis. QUESTION What are the emetogenicity grades? Answer: Level 1- 10% incidence Level 2- 10-30% incidents Level 3- 30-60% incidents Level 4- 60-90% incidents Level 5- 90% incidents QUESTION What is completes tumor response? Answer: Complete tumor disappearance for at least one month QUESTION What is partial tumor response? Answer: Reduction in measurable tumor mass 50% for one month without new tumor growth QUESTION When measuring tumor response what is stable disease? Answer: Unchanged without tumor growth or reduction QUESTION When measuring tumor response what is progressive disea