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Lymphomas Flashcards

1
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Proliferation of what 2 cells can cause non-hodgkins lymphoma?

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  1. T cells
  2. B cells
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What is the median age for lymphoma diagnosis?

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56

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What patient population is lymphoma most common in?

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White males

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What are 3 risk factors for lymphoma? (First slide)

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  1. Genetic immunodeficiency
  2. Immunosuppression (acquired or chronic)
  3. Autoimmune diseases
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What are 3 risk factors for lymphoma? (Second slide)

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  1. Infection
  2. Radiation
  3. Chemicals
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6
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What 4 infections can cause lymphomas?

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  1. Epstein Barr virus
  2. Human T cell lymphotroptic virus type 1
  3. Kaposis sarcoma
  4. Helicobacter pylori
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7
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What are the 3 types of lymphomas?

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  1. Indolent
  2. Aggressive
  3. Highly aggressive
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What are 2 sites of involvement that can help determine the clinical presentation of lymphomas?

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  1. Lymph nodes
  2. Bone marrow
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9
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What is the most important factor for prognosis of NHL?

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Subtype

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What are the 5 criteria’s for prognosis?

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  1. Subtype
  2. Stage
  3. Performance status
  4. Tumor burden
  5. International prognostic index (IPI)
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Slow growing disease with ‘favorable’ survival rates

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Indolent

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12
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True or False: indolent lymphomas are incurable with standard therapies

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True

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13
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What are 2 pharmacological treatments that are used for indolent lymphomas?

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  1. Rituximab + Bendamustine
  2. Rituximab only
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What is the MOA of Rituximab?

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Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody

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What are 2 main ADRs shown with Rituximab?

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  1. Infusion site reactions
  2. Reactivate latent infections
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16
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Fast growing disease with high cell turnover

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Aggressive lymphoma

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17
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True or False: Aggressive lymphomas are incurable

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False (potentially curable)

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18
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What is the standard regimen for aggressive lymphomas?

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RCHOP

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19
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What does RCHOP stand for?

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  1. Rituximab
  2. Cyclophosphamide
  3. Doxorubicin
  4. Vincristine
  5. Prednisone
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What are 2 other regimens that can be used for aggressive lymphomas?

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  1. R-CVP
  2. R-EPOCH
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21
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How many cycles of R-CHOP do patients get?

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6-8

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22
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What is the main toxicity for vincristine?

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Peripheral neuropathy

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23
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What is the main ADR of doxorubicin?

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Cardiac toxicity

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24
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What drug is not used for relapsed and refractory tumors?

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Anthracyclines

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25
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What are 3 options for treating indolent tumors?

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  1. Observations
  2. Locoregional radiotherapy
  3. Chemotherapy
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26
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What are 3 other treatments, beside chemotherapy, that can be used for relapsed and refractory treatments?

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  1. Radioimmunotherapy
  2. Bone marrow transplantation
  3. Chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T)
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27
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What protocols are the highly aggressive lymphomas based on?

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Pediatric

28
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What patient population is highly curable for highly aggressive lymphomas?

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Children

29
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What are 2 other regimens that can be used, besides chemotherapy, for highly aggressive lymphomas?

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  1. CNS prophylaxis
  2. Cranial irradiation
30
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What is not considered adequate therapy for highly aggressive lymphoma treatment?

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R-CHOP

31
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When are HIV-associated lymphomas present?

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With profound B-symptoms

32
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What is the median survival for HIV-associated Lymphomas?

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<12 months

33
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What are 3 treatment regimens for HIV-associated lymphomas?

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  1. Low dose regimens to decrease immune suppression
  2. Concurrent antiretroviral therapy
  3. CNS prophylaxis/ cranial irradiation
34
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What kind of age distribution is shown with non-Hodgkins lymphomas?

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Bimodal

35
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What patient population has a higher incidence of Hodgkin’s lymphoma?

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White males

36
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What infection increases the risk of Hodgkin’s lymphoma?

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Epstein Barr virus

37
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True or false: patients with a higher socioeconomic background have a higher risk of developing Hodgkin’s disease

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True

38
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Large bilobate multi nuclear cells that are sometimes referred to as owls eyes

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Reed-sternberg cells

39
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What could reed sternberg cells be a possible fusion of? 3

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  1. Reticular cells
  2. B cells
  3. T cells
40
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Enlarged, painless, rubbery lymph nodes involved in the clinical presentation of Hodgkin’s disease

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Lymphadenopathy

41
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What 3 things are associated with “B” symptoms?

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  1. Fever >38 C for unknown reasons
  2. Drenching night sweats
  3. Weight loss (unexplained)
42
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What are 4 clinical presentations of Hodgkin’s disease?

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  1. Lymphadenopathy
  2. B symptoms
  3. Alcohol induced lymph node pain
  4. Pruritus
43
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True or False: Hodgkin’s disease has a non contiguous spread to adjacent lymph node chains

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False

44
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True or False: Hodgkin’s disease becomes more aggressive over time

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True

45
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What 3 places does Hodgkin’s disease spread?

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  1. Liver
  2. Bone
  3. Bone marrow
46
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What is the most important for Hodgkin’s disease prognosis?

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Stage

47
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The presence of b symptoms has a ______ prognosis

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Poorer

48
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What gender has a poorer prognosis with Hodgkin’s disease?

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Males

49
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True or false: Younger patients have a poorer prognosis in Hodgkin’s disease

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False (older)

50
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What are 3 treatment options for Hodgkin’s disease?

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  1. Radiation
  2. Chemotherapy
  3. Combination of radiation and chemotherapy
51
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What chemotherapy regimen is used for Hodgkin’s disease?

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ABVD

52
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What drugs are involved in ABVD?

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  1. Doxorubicin
  2. Bleomycin
  3. Vinblastine
  4. Dacarbazine
53
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For early favorable Hodgkin’s disease how many cycles of ABVD are needed?

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2-4 cycles

54
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For early unfavorable Hodgkin’s disease, how many cycles of ABVD are needed?

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4-6 cycles

55
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For early favorable Hodgkin’s disease what regimen is used?

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ABVD + XRT

56
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For early unfavorable Hodgkin’s disease, what regimen is used?

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ABVD + XRT

57
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For advanced favorable Hodgkin’s disease, what regimen is used?

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ABVD only

58
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For advanced favorable Hodgkin’s disease, how many cycles of ABVD are needed?

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6-8 cycles

59
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For advanced unfavorable Hodgkin’s disease, what regimen is used?

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ABVD only

60
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For advanced unfavorable Hodgkin’s disease, how many cycles of ABVD is needed?

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6-8

61
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What is an irreversible ADR of bleomycin?

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Pulmonary fibrosis

62
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What is the main ADR seen with vinblastine?

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Peripheral neuropathy

63
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What is needed when monitoring for Dacarbazine?

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An echocardiogram

64
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What drug can be used for refractory or relapsed Hodgkin’s disease?

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Brentuximab vedotin

65
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What is the pattern of spread for non Hodgkin’s lymphoma?

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Non contiguous

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