Exam 2: Hematologic Malignancies Flashcards

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What cells are affected in lymphoma?

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  • B and T lymphocytes
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What are the two types of lymphomas?

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  • Hodgkin Lymphona
  • Non-hodgkin lymphoma
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What are the two subtypes of lymphomas?

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  • Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin (NHL)
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Hodgkin Pathology

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  • Reed-Sternberg Cells
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Where does Hodgkin originate?

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B-lymphocytes

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HL Risk Factors

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  • impaired immune function
  • EBV
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HL Presentation

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  • painless, rubbery, enlarged lymph node
  • B symptoms
  • pruritius
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B Symptoms

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  • fever greater 38º
  • drenching sweats
  • unintentional weight loss greater than 10% in ≤ 6 months
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HL Diagnosis

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Excisional biopsy
bone marrow biopsy in advanced stage

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Early-stage favorable HL

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stage I-II without unfavorable factors

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Early-stage unfavorable HL

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stage I-II with unfavorable factors

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Advanced stage HL

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stage III-IV

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Unfavorable factors

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  • large mediastinal adenopathy
  • multiple involve nodal regions
  • B symptoms
  • extranodal involvement
  • ESR
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International Prognostic Score (IPS) for HL

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  • higher the number of factors, the worse progression free survival
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HL Treatment Treatment options

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  • Radiation
  • Autologous stem cell transplant

Combo Chemo
- ABVD
- Stanford V
- BEACOPP
- AAVD

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Stage IA, IIA Favorable Treatment

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  • ABVD + RT
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Stage I-II Unfavorable

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  • ABVD + RT
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Stage III/IV

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  • ABVD + RT
  • AAVD
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ABVD

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  • Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
  • Bleomycin
  • Vinblastine
  • Dacarbazine
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Toxicities of ABVD

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  • cardio (doxorubicin)
  • Pulmonary (bleomycin)
  • Peripheral neuropathy (vinblastine)
  • Dacarbazine (myelosupression)
  • N/V
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AAVD

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  • Doxorubicin
  • Brentuximab vendotin
  • vinblastine
  • Dacarbazine
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AAVD Toxicities

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  • Cardiotoxicity (doxirubicin)
  • increased myelosuppression
  • increased peripheral neuropathy
  • N/V
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ABVD Stage I or II HL

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4 cycles

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ABVD Stage III/IV HL

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6 cycles

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Relapsed HL Treatment

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high dose chemo with autologous stem cell rescue ± maintenance brentuximab vendotin (if high risk disease post transplant)

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NHL Patho

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Malignant B or T lymphocytes and precursors (B cell more common)

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NHL Risk Factors

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  • EBV (Burtkitt -> TLS, AIDS)
  • Immunodeficiency
  • environmental/physical agents
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NHL Presentation

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  • B Cell: lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow
  • T cell: extrandal sites (skin and lungs)
  • b symptoms in some patients
  • primary CNS lymphoma
  • NO ITCH
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NHL Diagnosis

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excisional biopsy
lumbar puncture in patients at high risk or symptoms as NHL can metastasize in the brain

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Indolent B Cell lymphomas NHL

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usually incurable

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Aggressive B Cell lymphoma NHL

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  • rapid growth
  • short survival
  • usually curable
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Highly aggressive B cell NHL

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  • doubling tine = 18 hours
  • usully curable
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33
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what type of cancer is DLBCL

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NHL

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NHL Treatment Approaches

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  • RT
  • multi-agent chemo (backbone)
  • immuno
  • high dose chem with stem cell rescue
  • CAR-T
  • T-cell engagers
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What type of cancer is Follicular Lymphoma

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NHL (2nd most common type)

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What can follicular lymphoma transform into

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  • Richter’s transformation (aggressive nHL)
  • treat like DLBCL with rituzimab
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DLBCL Genetic abnormalities

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  • Double/triple hit (MYC+ BCL2 or BCL6 transformation or all three)
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DLBCL Treatment Regimens

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  • R-CHOP
  • DA-EPOCH + Rituximab
  • Pola + R + CHP
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R-CHOP

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  • rituximab
  • cyclophos
  • doxorubicin
  • vincristine
  • prednisone
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DA-EPOCH + RituximB

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  • Etop
  • Prednisone
  • Vincristine
  • Doxorubicin
  • cyclophose
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Pola + R + CHP

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  • polatuzumab vedotin
  • rituximab
  • cyclophose
  • doxorubicin
  • prednison

VERY Expensive

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Stage I-II DLBCL treatment

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3 cycles R-CHOP + RT
OR
6 cycles R-CHOP

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Stage III-IV (+bulky stage 2)

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  • 6 cycles R-CHOP
  • 6 cycles Pola + R + CHP
    IPI ≥ 2
44
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R-CHOP Toxicities

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  • neutropenia
45
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NHL Rituximab and Hep B

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  • test for HBsAg and HBcAb prior to anti-CD20 directed therapy
  • treat wit hentecavir 0.5 mg daily
46
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Anti-CD20 late neutropenia DLBCL treatment

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G-CSF
IVIG for refractory

47
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Relapsed DLBCL/Aggressive NHL

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  • salvage chemo followed by autologous stem cell rescue
  • better outcome if patient in complete remission going into transplant
  • Bendamustine + rituximab + polatuzumab (palliative)
  • BITE (epcoritamab, glofitamab)
48
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What is the target antigen for CAR T-cells

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CD19

49
Q

BITE

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  • third line option after 2 lines of systemic therapy
  • CD3 on t cell and CD20 on b cells
  • activation of t cells =b cell lysis
50
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CRS Treatment

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  • tocilizumab (anti-IL 6)
  • steroids
  • supportive care
51
Q

ICANS (neurotoxicity syndrome)

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  • tremors, AMS, seizures, cerebral edema, neurological assessments (hand writing)
  • steroids
52
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MM Pathology

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  • plasma cells and MM cells produced from differentiated B cells
  • secrete immunoglboulins (IgG, IgA)
53
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Transformation to MM

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  • precedued by MGUS ans smoldering (asymptomatic MM)
54
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MM CRAB

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  • Calcium > 11.5 mg/dL
  • renal dysfunction SCr > 2 mg/dL or CrCL < 40 mL/min
  • ANemia <10 or 2 g/dL below normal
  • Bone: osteolytic lesions of patho fractures
55
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MM Treatment Overview

A
  • induction (chemo)
  • consolidation (autologus stem cell transplant)
  • maintenance
56
Q

MM is the patient a transplant candidate

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  • No: 3 drug regimen
  • Yes: 3 drug regimen x3-4 then stem cell transplant
57
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MM Agents

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  • steroids
  • thalidomide (-domide)
  • proteasome inhibitors (-zomib)
  • traditional chemo (cyclophos, doxorubicin)
  • Mabs (daratumumab)
  • Car T-cell therapy
  • Selinexor
  • BITE
58
Q

VRD MM

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lenalidomide
dexamethasone
bortezomib
(more neuropathy, longer progressive free survival)

59
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CML Patho

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  • unregulated myeloid proliferation –> excess mature neutrophil production
  • BCR-ABL
60
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CML Presentation

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  • incidental finding durign routine exam
  • Leukostasis (1,000,000 cells/ mm3)
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CML Diagnosis

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  • bone marrow biopsy required
  • FISH to assess philidelphia chromosome
  • PCR to assess bCR-aBL transcript baseline
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Chronic Phase CML

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< 10% blasts

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CML Accelerated Phase

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  • progressive
  • 10-19% blasts
  • increasing spleen size
  • bone marrow evidence of progresssion
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Blast Crisis CML

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  • terminal stage
  • resembles acute leukemia
65
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CML

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  • only cure is allogenic stem cell transplant
  • TKI for disease control
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CML Molecular response

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Early: BCR-ABL ≤ 10% at 3 and 6 months

Major (MMR)≤0.1% or ≥ 3 log decrease

Deep: BCR-ABL ≤ 0.01%

67
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CML TKI

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  • imatinib
  • dasatnib, nilotinib, bosutinib
  • all are approved in first line setting
68
Q

What should you avoid with dasatinib

A

acid reducers

69
Q

Which BRC-ABL TKI causes qtc prolongation and metabolic syndrome?

A

nilotinib

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Posatinib side effects

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  • ischemic rxn
  • vascular occlusion
  • hypertension
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Aciminib

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  • CML
  • can be used in T315I resistent CML
72
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2nd line treatment CML

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  • dose escalation of imatinib
  • second generation TKI
  • 3rd generation TKI (pon, asciminib, omacetazine)
  • allogenic SCT
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CML TKI Discontinuation

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  • no history of AP or BP
  • on TKI for 3 years
  • Deep molecular response
  • stable deep response for ≥ 2 years, seen 4 times with test at least 3 months apart
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Monitoring after TKI discontinuation

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  • PCR q 3 months
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CLL Patho

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monoclonal b lymphocyte transformation

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CLL Cytogenetics

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  • Del (11q) associated with exgtensive lymphadenopathy, shorter median survival
  • Del (17p) worst outcomes
77
Q

Where does the CLL 17p deletion impact

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G2 checkpont, causes the cell to keep dividing

78
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Favorable CLL prognosis

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Del (13q) only abnormality
wild type Tp53

79
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CLL Treatment

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  • stage II or IV
  • Clinical symptoms
  • end organ dysfunction
  • do not treat a number!
80
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No Del17q/p53 mutation CLL treatment

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  • BTK inhibitor ± anti-CD20mAB
  • venetoclax + obinutuzumab
  • chemo immunotherappy
81
Q

No Del17q/p53 mutation CLL treatment

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BTK + obinutuzumab
or venetoclax + obinutuzumab

82
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Ibrutinib vs Zanubrutinib vs Acalabrutinib

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  • CLL BTK inhbitior
  • Zanubrutinib less toxicities, better response
  • acalabrutinib decreases atrial fibrilation
83
Q

-brutinib indication

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indicated for relapse, disease refractory

84
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Venetoclax Interactions

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  • PGP
  • CYP 3A4
85
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Lymphocytosis or Tumor flare in CLL

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  • BTK inhibitors
86
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AML Patho

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leukemic cells proliferate and crowd out normal cells

87
Q

Which treatments cause secondary AML

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  • topo II
  • alkylating agent
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AML Presentation

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  • pancytopenia
  • bone pain
  • gum hypertrophy
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AML Diagnosis

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  • bone marrow biopsy
  • greater than >20% blast
90
Q

Poor AML

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FLT3 mutation
- midostaurin
- quizartinib
- gilteritinib (2nd line)

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AML Treatment Overview

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  • bone marrow for diagnosis
  • induction (remission
  • bone marrow to confirm remisison
  • consolidation (chemo or SCT)
92
Q

Intensive induction eligible

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Cytarabine (7 days) and idarubicin or daunorubicin (3 days)

93
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Intensive induction inelegible (AML)

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  • venetoclax + hypo-methylating agent
94
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AML consolidation

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  • 3-4 cycles of high dose cytarabine
  • continue venetoclax + hypmethylating agent
  • allogenic stem cell transplatn
95
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AML APL

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  • t(15;17) = PML:RARA
  • trans retinoic acid
  • arsenic trioxide
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ALL Patho

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leukemic cell crowds out normal cells

97
Q

Risk factors for ALL

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genetic
EBV
HIV
radiaiton

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ALL presentation

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  • pancytopenia
  • bone pain
  • gum hypertrophy
  • lymphadenopathy
  • abdominal masses
  • painless testicular enlargement
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ALL Diagnosis

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bone marrow biopsy with ≥ 20% blasts
mostly b cell

100
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ALL metastases

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  • brain and testis
  • intrathecal chemo
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FAcotr in ALL

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BRC-aBL or 9;22 mutation

102
Q

Ph Positive ALL

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tKI + multiagent chemo
TKI + steroids
TKI + blinatumumab

maintenance: TKI+vincristine+ pred

103
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PH negative

A

multiagent chemo
maintenance MTX+6mp+vincristine

104
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ALL HyperCVAD

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  • hyperfractionated cyclophos
  • vincristine
  • docorubicin
    -dexamethadose
    for 21 days

+

mtx, cytarabine, vincristine intrathecal
for 21 days

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