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Chavez Flashcards

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Which genes code for epidermal growth factors (EGFR)?

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ErbB1 and ErbB2 (HER2)

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ErbB2 aka HER2 can be found in what cancers?

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Breast, salivary cancer, prostate, bladder and ovarian cancer

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Oncogene: BCR-ABL codes for?

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Nonreceptor tyrosine kinase

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BCR-ABL found in which cancer?

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Chronic Myelogenous leukemia

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Oncogene: ALK (Adenocarcinoma of Lung kinase) is found mainly in?

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Lung cancer

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1st requirement of cancer?

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Activated oncogene

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2nd requirement of cancer?

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Inactivated tumor suppressor gene

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P53 controls?

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Decision to replicate DNA at G1/ S phase

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Tumor suppressor gene: APC function?

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Step in signaling pathway

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Tumor suppressor gene: APC found in which cancers?

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Colon and gastric

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Tumor suppressor gene: RB1 function?

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Codes for pRB protein- a master break of the cell cycle

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Tumor suppressor gene: RB1 found in which cancers?

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Retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma, bladder, small cell lung, prostate, and breast cancer

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Tumor suppressor gene: P53 function?

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Halts cell division and induces apoptosis

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Tumor suppressor gene: p53 causes which cancers?

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Many types! Responsible for cancer resistance

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Tumor suppressor gene: BRCA1 function?

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DNA repair and transcriptional regulation

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Tumor suppressor gene: BRCA1 cancers?

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Breast cancer and ovarian cancer

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Tumor suppressor gene: BRCA2 function?

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DNA repair

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Tumor suppressor gene: BRCA2 cancer?

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Breast cancer

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Third requirement for cancer?

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Evade apoptosis

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DNA repair genes/pathways are?

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Indirectly involved in growth inhibition/differentiation

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4th requirement for cancer?

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Immortal cell- stopping senescence and reactivating telomerase

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Senescence is caused by?

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Loss of telomerase activity

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5th requirement cancer?

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Vascularization- tumors cannot expand past 1-2 mm diameter without this due to hypoxia (activates growth factor and antigenic factor by inducing inflammatory proteases) and need for nutrients

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Cancer cells affect in immune response:

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Decrease in MHC Class I expression
Secretion of immunosuppressive molecules enhance immune tolerance of cancer (TGF-beta)

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In cancer CTLA-4 is?

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Up regulated causing T cell inactivation

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26
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Ipilimumab inhibits?

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CTLA-4

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PD-L1 and 2 cause

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T cell dysfunction

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PD1 is inhibited by?

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Nivolumab or pembrolizumab

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PD1 and 2 inhibited by?

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Atezolizumab, Durvalumab, Avelumab

30
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6 th requirement of cancer?

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Metastasis-new tumor from another existing

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Benign tumors?

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End in -oma
Osteoma,lipoma,fibroma

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Malignant tumors ?

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Carcinoma,sarcoma, teratoma

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Carcinoma arise from?

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Epithelial tissues

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Sarcomas arise from?

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Mesenchymal tissues

35
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Teratomas arise from?

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Germ cell sperm or ova

36
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Seminoma

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Malignant of spermatocyte

37
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Lymphoma

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Malignant tumor of lymphoid tissues

38
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Melanoma

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Malignant tumor of melanocytes

39
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What is paraneoplastic syndrome?

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When clinical findings or symptoms are distant from the site of the primary tumor

40
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Elevated AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein) is associated with which cancers?

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Germ cell cancer of ovaries and testes

41
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What are the non cancerous reasons for elevated AFP?

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Pregnancy, liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease

42
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Elevated Bence Jones proteins or monoclonal immunoglobulins are associated with which cancers?

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Multiple myeloma

43
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Elevated Bence Jones proteins or monoclonal immunoglobulins are associated with what non cancer reasons?

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Amyloidosis

44
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CA 125 (cancer antigen or carbohydrate antigen) elevation associated with which cancers?

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Ovarian cancer

45
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CA 27.29 elevation associated with which cancer?

46
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PSA (prostate specific antigen) associated with which cancer?

47
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CEA (carinoembryonic antigen) elevation associated with?

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Colorectal cancers

(Smoking could be reason)

48
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Tumor grading is based off of?

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Degree of differentiation of tumor cells

49
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Tumor staging:

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Is more important than grade. Allows for optimal treatment plan

50
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T1 to T4

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Denotes increasing size of lesion

51
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N0- N3

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Denotes increased number of nodes involved

52
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M0-M1

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Denotes prescience, location and number of metastases

53
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All stage IV HAS

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Metastasis

54
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Grade 1:

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Well differentiated: closely resembles tissue and remains some specialized functions

55
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Grade 2:

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Moderately differentiated: tumor less resemblance of tissue and more variant in shape/ increased mitosis

56
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Grade 3:

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Poorly differentiated- tumor does not closely resemble tissue and has a lot of variation

57
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Grade 4:

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Very poorly differentiated- tumor has no resemblance

58
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Small molecule inhibitors?

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Block aberrant intercellular signaling pathways

59
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mAbs target?

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Extracellular receptors or their natural ligands to prevent ligand binding to the receptor

60
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Cured from cancer when?

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Not detectable from 5 years from diagnosis
Same life expectancy as to someone with no cancer

61
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Solid tumors use what criteria?

62
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Malignant lymphoma uses what criteria?

63
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Complete response

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Disappearance of all target lesions

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Partial response

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> |= 30% decrease in sum of longest diameter or lesions

65
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Progressive disease

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> |= 20% increase in sum of longest diameter of lesions or appearance of new lesions

66
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Stable disease

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Failure to reach endpoints

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