Antineoplastic Drugs: Cancer Treatment
Overview Questions and Answers 2025
Neoplasm - correct answers Abnormal tissue growth
Metastasis - correct answers Spread to other parts of the body
Paraneoplastic Syndromes - correct answers Symptoms not directly caused by the tumor,
like fatigue, fever, or weight loss
Carcinomas - correct answers Epithelial tissue cancers
Sarcomas - correct answers Connective tissue cancers
Leukemias/Lymphomas - correct answers Cancers of blood and lymph
Chemotherapy - correct answers Treats cancer by targeting rapidly dividing cells using
antineoplastic drugs
Cell Cycle-Specific (CCS) - correct answers Work during certain phases of cell growth
Cell Cycle-Nonspecific (CCNS) - correct answers Work at any phase of the cell cycle
Narrow therapeutic index - correct answers Requires careful dosing and monitoring
Combination therapy - correct answers Common to improve effectiveness
Myelosuppression - correct answers Infection risk due to decreased bone marrow activity
, Antineoplastic Drugs: Cancer Treatment
Overview Questions and Answers 2025
Nadir - correct answers Lowest white blood cell count
Alopecia - correct answers Hair loss
Nausea/Vomiting - correct answers Common side effects of chemotherapy
Extravasation - correct answers Drug leaking into tissue
Dose-limiting toxicities - correct answers GI and bone marrow effects that limit drug
dosage
Targeted Therapy - correct answers Aims to protect healthy cells while treating cancer
Hormonal Agents - correct answers Used for hormone-sensitive tumors
Radioactive Drugs - correct answers Deliver targeted radiation
Miscellaneous Agents - correct answers Don't fit into other groups of cancer treatments
Female-specific drugs - correct answers Often used to treat breast, ovarian, or
endometrial cancers.
Male-specific drugs - correct answers Used for prostate cancer and other androgen-
sensitive tumors.
Overview Questions and Answers 2025
Neoplasm - correct answers Abnormal tissue growth
Metastasis - correct answers Spread to other parts of the body
Paraneoplastic Syndromes - correct answers Symptoms not directly caused by the tumor,
like fatigue, fever, or weight loss
Carcinomas - correct answers Epithelial tissue cancers
Sarcomas - correct answers Connective tissue cancers
Leukemias/Lymphomas - correct answers Cancers of blood and lymph
Chemotherapy - correct answers Treats cancer by targeting rapidly dividing cells using
antineoplastic drugs
Cell Cycle-Specific (CCS) - correct answers Work during certain phases of cell growth
Cell Cycle-Nonspecific (CCNS) - correct answers Work at any phase of the cell cycle
Narrow therapeutic index - correct answers Requires careful dosing and monitoring
Combination therapy - correct answers Common to improve effectiveness
Myelosuppression - correct answers Infection risk due to decreased bone marrow activity
, Antineoplastic Drugs: Cancer Treatment
Overview Questions and Answers 2025
Nadir - correct answers Lowest white blood cell count
Alopecia - correct answers Hair loss
Nausea/Vomiting - correct answers Common side effects of chemotherapy
Extravasation - correct answers Drug leaking into tissue
Dose-limiting toxicities - correct answers GI and bone marrow effects that limit drug
dosage
Targeted Therapy - correct answers Aims to protect healthy cells while treating cancer
Hormonal Agents - correct answers Used for hormone-sensitive tumors
Radioactive Drugs - correct answers Deliver targeted radiation
Miscellaneous Agents - correct answers Don't fit into other groups of cancer treatments
Female-specific drugs - correct answers Often used to treat breast, ovarian, or
endometrial cancers.
Male-specific drugs - correct answers Used for prostate cancer and other androgen-
sensitive tumors.
