Choose The Appropraite Drug For A Specic Cancer/Tumor

Question 1

What drug dramatically increased the length of survival in ALL kids?

Answer 1

Methotrexate

Question 2

Little dude presents with ALL, what 4 drugs to treat? Which one is most important to remember?

Answer 2

6 mercaptopurine
Cyclo
Vincristine (big dog)
Daunorubicin

Question 3

What drug is used to prevent ALL?

Answer 3

Methotrexate

Question 4

What agent is most active against AML, but what drug is preferred?

Answer 4

Cytarabine

Idarubicin

Question 5

First line drug against CML? If this drug doesn’t work, what 2 other drugs can we use for CML?

Answer 5

Imatinib

Dasatinib and nilotinib

Question 6

What two drugs are most widely used for CLL and what two drugs are usually combined with them?

Answer 6

Either chlorambucil and cyclo

Combine it with vincristine and prednisone

Question 7

What 2 other drugs are effective against CLL?

Answer 7

Bendamustine and fludrabine

Question 8

What is the acronym for treating stage 1 and 2 of HL?

Stage 3 and 4

Answer 8

ABVD

MOPP, ABVD of standard 5

Question 9

What is the 4 combo drug therapy for diffuse NHL?

Answer 9

Cyclo, dox, vin and prednisone.

Question 10

2 drugs to give for follicular NHL?

Answer 10

Bendamustine and rituximab

Question 11

What is the 2 drug protocol for MM?

Answer 11

Melphalan and prednisone

Question 12

How do we treat stage 1 of breast cancer and why?

How do we treat stage 2 of breast cancer and why?

Answer 12

Surgery, no LN

LN involvement so take CMF: cyclo, methotrexate and 5FU

Question 13

What is considered the standard of care for hormones refractory prostate cancer?

Answer 13

Docetaxel and prednisone

Question 14

What to use for colorectal cancer?

Answer 14

FOLFOX: fol acid, 5FU and oxaliplatin
XELOX: cape and oxaliplatin

Question 15

What two drugs to use for malignant melanoma?

Answer 15

Nivolumab and pembro

Question 16

What can we use for NSCLC with non squamous?

Answer 16

Beva, carboplatin and paclitaxel

Question 17

What to use for small cell lung cancer?

Answer 17

Cisplatin and etoposide or

Cisplatin and irinotecan

Question 18

What is the treatment of choice for stage 1 ovarian cancer and stage 3 and 4?

Answer 18

Cisplatin and cyclo

Carbo and paclitaxel

Question 19

3 drug therapy to treat testicular cancer?

Answer 19

Cisplatin, etoposide and bleomycin

Question 20

Two most active agents against malignant melanoma, but what is the catch?

Answer 20

Dacarbazine and cisplatin, but the response sucks

Question 21

What family of drugs do we use for brain cancer?

Answer 21

Nitrosoureas