Lung Cancer Flashcards
how common is lung cancer
2nd most common cancer
how common is lung cancer death
number 1 most cancer deaths
5 year survival rate lung cancer
15-62%
what percent of lung cancers are from tobacco
85-90%
patho of lung cancer
epithelial cells are exposed to carcinogens and theres chronic inflammation
EGFR mutations predict resistance to what therapies
tyrosine kinase inhibitors
KRAS mutations predict resistance to what therapies
tyrosine kinase inhibitors
are EGFR mutations found in non smokers or smokers
non smokers
are KRAS mutations found in non-smokers or smokers
smokers
are ALK mutations found in smokers or nonsmokers
non-smokers
what are ALK mutations sensitive to
EGFR inhibs/chemo
is ROS-1 mutations in smoker or non smoker
non smoker
is BRAFV600 in smoker or non smoker
smoker
what mutations should we test for first line
BRAF
PD-L1 in metastatic
when is PD-L1 testing not reccomended
SCLC
percentages of histology lung cancer
adenocarcinoma 50%
squamous 30%
large cell 5%
small cell 15%
which type of carcinoma seen in non smokers
adenocarcinoma
which lung cancer has clear relationship to smoking
small cell lung cancer
which type of lung cancer has paraneoplastic syndrom
small cell
which lung cancer grows faster
small cell
SIADH seen with which cancer
small cell
what is SCLC sensitive to
chemo and radiation
NOT surgery
limited SCLC treatment
radiation + cisplatin(or carbo) +etoposide
what kind of radiation is reccommended in SCLC for prophylaxis
cranial radiation