Immunotherapy Flashcards
1
Q
what is immunotherapy?
A
uses the patients own immune system to destroy cancer cells
2
Q
SE
A
fatigue N&V diarrhoea rash SOB
3
Q
what to use if PD-L1 +ve?
programmed death ligand 1
A
pembrolizumab
nivolumab
4
Q
what does rituximab target?
A
CD20
5
Q
what does cetuximab target?
A
EGFR1
6
Q
what does transtuzumab target?
A
HEGR2
7
Q
what does bevacizumab target?
A
VEGF
8
Q
examples of tyrosine kinase inhibitors
A
imatinib
erlotinib
sunitinib
9
Q
what does imatinib target?
A
philadelphia chromosome
BCR-abl TKI
10
Q
what does erlotinib target?
A
EGFR inhibitor
