Exam 2 - Hematologic Malignancies I Grove Flashcards
B-cells attack invaders ______ the cell while T-cells attack ______ cells
outside; infected
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is characterized by what kind of cells?
Reed-Sternberg cells
what is the backbone of lymphoma tx?
chemotherapy
what are the B symptoms? (3 of them)
-fever (> 38 C)
-drenching night sweats
-unintentional weight loss of greater than 10% in past 6 months or less
HL presentation (3 things; slide 18)
-painless, rubbery, enlarged lymph nodes
-B symptoms (25-50%)
-itchiness
best diagnosis biopsy for HL and NHL
a. excisional biopsy
b. bone marrow biopsy
a. excisional biopsy
best biopsy for advanced stage HL
a. excisional biopsy
b. bone marrow biopsy
b. bone marrow biopsy
HL classification: early-stage favorable
a. stage I-II without unfavorable factors
b. stage I-II with unfavorable factors
c. stage III-IV
a. stage I-II without unfavorable factors
HL classification: early-stage unfavorable
a. stage I-II without unfavorable factors
b. stage I-II with unfavorable factors
c. stage III-IV
b. stage I-II with unfavorable factors
HL classification: advanced stage
a. stage I-II without unfavorable factors
b. stage I-II with unfavorable factors
c. stage III-IV
c. stage III-IV
look up unfavorable factors (slide 21)
okay
what score is used to measure risk factors for stage III to IV HL?
international prognostic score (IPS)
goal for HL tx
a. palliative
b. cure
b. cure
what is autologous stem cell transplant?
high dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue
what are the two chemo regimens for HL? (slide 25)
what drugs are included in these regimens?
-ABVD = doxarubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine
-AAVD = doxarubicin, brentuximab vendotin, vinblastine, dacarbazine
AAVD should be used in which stages of HL?
stage III/IV
T or F: the ABVD regimen has low rates of neutropenia and high infection rates
F (high neutropenia, low infection)
relapsed HL tx (2 things to know; slide 27)
-autologous stem cell transplant
-maintenance therapy if high risk relapse with brentuximab vendotin following stem cell transplant
how many cycles of ABVD chemo for early stage HL? (range)
2-4
how many cycles of ABVD or AAVD for advanced stage HL? (range)
6-8
NHL (Non Hodgkin Lymphoma) pathophysiology (2 things to know; slide 33)
-malignant B or T lymphocytes and precursors
-malignant cells proliferate and replace normal cells in lymph nodes and/or bone marrow
what percent of NHL is due to B-cells vs T-cells?
B cells: ~85-90%
T cells: ~10-15%
which is NOT an infection that is a risk factor for NHL?
a. rhinovirus
b. Epstein-Barr virus
c. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1
d. Human herpes virus 8
e. helicobacter pylori
a. rhinovirus