Chemo and Immunotherapy

Question 1

What are the main 5 types of Chemo

Answer 1

1. Alkylating agents
2. Cisplatin and its analogues
3. antimetabolites
4. topoisomerase interacting agents
5. anti-microtuble agents

Question 2

What are the main 4 types of immunotherapy?

Answer 2

1. Interferons
2. Interleukins
3. Monoclonal antibodies
4. Vaccines

Question 3

What are the main two reasons for giving vaccines?

Answer 3

1. prophylactic (prevent infection)

2. therapeutic (treat an established infection)

Question 4

What are antibodies and how do they work in immunotherapy?

Answer 4

• produced by B-cells
• arise as response to antigens
• repeated exposure increases binding affinity or alter antigen specificity
• resulting proteins can direct immune system to clear the recognised antigens

Question 5

What is interleukin?

Answer 5

• T-cell growth factor

- limited use due to significant toxicities