Onco 2: Lung and Kung pao chicken Flashcards
lung cancer patho
- 1: acquire molecular lesions (smoking, DNA)
- 2: one or more of the folowing
- inhition of tumor suppessor genes
- production of autocrine growth factors
- immune system evasion
- activation of proto-oncogenes - 3: increased cell division
- 4: tumor
lung cancer types
- small cell lung cancer
- nonsmall cell lung cancer
- squamous
- non-squamous: large cell and adenocarcinoma
NSCLC staging
- stage 2: confied to lung
- stage 2: ipsilateral lymph node involvement
- stage 3: more extensive node involvement
- stage 4: distant metastases
stage 4 - prolong survival
treatment intent stage 1-3 - cure
early stage: stage 1-2, N0
locally advanced: stage 2-3 N(+)
advanced/metastataic: stage 4
SCLC vs NSCLC
small cell:
- more aggressive
- faster growth
- worse prognosis
- surgery treatment is rare
- canNOT use targeted therapy
SCLC staging
- limited stage: confied to one lung +/- lypmh node involvement on same side
- extensive stage: both lungs+/- lypmh node nvolvement on both sides; extrapulmonary metastases
cure for limited, prolong survivail for extensive
presentation of lung cacner
- pulmonary: cough, dyspnea, chest pain
- extra-pulmonary: fatigue, wt loss, anorexia
- superior vena cava syndroem: swellign in face and neck dt tumor blocking/pressing against SVC
- CNS metastates -> neuro s/s
- paraneoplastic synndroems (more common in SCLC than NSCLC): hyper Ca, SIADH
red flags: repeat rx for PNA, bronchitis, chronic cough
risk factors for lung cancer
- smoking (and expsoure to smoke)
- asbestos
- metal (arsenic) exposure
- radiation
- air pollution
pack eyars
- measure of lifetime smoking hx
- = years smoked x PPD
1 pack = 20cigs
lung cancer screening
- yearly low dose CT scan
- only screen hgiih risk pts - defined by UPSTF to have all(?) of the following
- age 50-80
- 20 pack year smoking hx
- current smoker OR former who quit in past 15 yrs
why don’t we bother screening everyone for lung cacner
- false (+) -> uncessary treatment
- cost
- radiation exposure
- some pts may not even be able to tolerage chemo
diagnosing lung cacner
- radiologic eval (CT)
- lung tissue biopsy: confirms presence and determines tumor type
NSCLC treatment: stage 1
- surgical resection
- if unresectable -> radiation
perioperative aduvant therapy
definition
before or after or both (includes neo/new and adjuvant/after)
neoadjuvant optiosn for NSCLC
- nivolumab + platinum for 3 cycles
- pembrolizumab + cisplatin 4 cycles
- if NOT a candidate for immune checkpoint inhibitor: platinum 4 cycles
if pembrolizumab is used for neoadjuvant, use it for adjuvant
adjuvant options for NSCLC
post surgery
- if EGFR (+): osimertinib QD up to 3 yrs
- atezolizumab up to 1 yr
- pembrolizumb 1 yr
- if not a candidate for immune checkpoint inhibitor: platinum 4 cycles
NSCLC treatment: stage 2
- resectable: surgery + adjuvant chemo (consider neoadjuvant)
- unresectable: chemo + radiation
NSCLC treatment: stage 3
- resectable: neadjuvant + surgery + adjuvant (+/- radiation)
- unresectable: chemo + radiation + durvalumab maintenace
neoadjuvant chemo: shrinks tumor, amkes surgery easier
platium therapy options in NSCLC
- non-squamous: cisplatin/pemtrexed
- squamous: cisplatin + (docetaxel or gemcitabine)
- if pt unable to use/tolerate cisplatin: carboplatin + (paclitaxel or gemcitabine or pemetrexed)
pemetrexed can only treat _____
nonsquamous
ciplatin vs carboplatin
- cisplatin just a teensy bit better for treating (but more or less comparable efficacy)
- cisplatin more ADR:
- N/V
- nephrotox (hypoMg and K)
- ototox
- peripheral neuroapthy - carboplatin: more thromocytopenia and dose takes into acount renal fxn
calculating carboplatin dose
- determine wt
- IBW = (50 or 45.5) + 2.3(inches - 60)
- if ABW = 1.2 x IBW, use adj BW (=IBW + 0.4 (ABW-IBW)
- if ABW < IBW: use ABW - CrCl (Cockcoft Grault) - Meaney would be big sad if you didn’t already have this memorized
- Calvert equation: total mg = (total AUC)(CrCl + 25)
CrCl canNOT exceed 125
NSCLC stage I-3 chemo classes/options/agents
- Taxanes: paclitaxel, docetaxel
- Pemetrexed
platinum base
taxanes MOA
disrupt microtubule depolyermiaztion -> inhibit mitosis
taxanes DDI
- CYP3A4
- paclitaxel also has 2C8
taxanes ADR
- alopecia - like loss of all hair
- peripheral neuropahty
- solven related hypersensitivy -> premedicat with beandryl, famotidine, dexamethasone
- docetaxel: peripehral edema -> premedicate with dexamethasone on day before, of and after
pemetrexed MOA
inhibit DHFR (folate) and TS -> deplete purine and pyrimidine sythesis (DNA building blocks)
requires B12 and folic acid supplement