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vincristine, etoposide, oxaliplatin and paclitaxel are all recognised to cause neuropathy, oxaliplatin causes a classic acute sensory neuropathy that is aggravated by cold. It is thought to result from a specific interaction of oxaliplatin with voltage-gated sodium channels.

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What is the leading cause of death in testicular cancer survivors?

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Second primary cancers
- atleast 2 x increase risk of developing solid tumours
- persists at least 30yrs post treatment

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Idosfamide

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Synthetic structural isomer of Cyclophosphamide
- used in germ cell testicular cancer and some sarcomas

**Nephrotoxicity due to direct tubular injury **is a prominent complication

Tubular dysfunction:
- glucosuria
- Aminoaciduria
- proteinuria (LMW protein)
- increase in beta2microglobulin excretion
- DI –> polyuria

  • Hypophosphatemia: reduced prox. tubular reabsorption
  • Hypokalaemia due to wasting
  • NAGMA

Can also:
- reduce GFR

Nephrotoxicity due to ifos is due cumulative dose, age <4

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Cetuximab

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EGFR inhibitor
- beneficial with **BRAF/KRAS Wt and LEFT sided disease **

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p53 staining in BRCA1 can

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all or nothing

patchy is uncommon

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6
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role of VHL in normal physiology

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suppression of HIF. HIF normally promotes angiogenesis and cell growth in hypoxic state

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Which phase does bleomycin act on

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G2

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BRCA and ovarian ca

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  • All women diagnosed with non mucinous epithelial ovarian carcinoma before the age of 70 should be tested for BRCA1 and 2
  • BRCA 2 confers a better prognosis with ovarian cancer, BRCA1 also likely does but the evidence is not as strong - this is also reflected in the effectiveness of novel PARP inhibitors.
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standard 5-fu treatment is not effective in patients with mismatch repair deficient Colorectal cancers

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TRUE

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MMR colorectal cancer

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commonly right-sided disease, mucinous Histology,
poor differentiation and lymphocytic infiltration

The majority cause MMR deficiency is due to methylation of that MLH1 gene as opposed to a germline mutations.

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BRAF mutation in melanoma

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more common in younger people with limited sun exposure

80% of patients in BRAF inhibitors for melanoma will develop resistance due to MAPK reactivation. One way to avoid this resistance is to combine BRAF inhibitors with MEK inhibitors.

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“metinib”

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MEK inhibtors

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What is the treatment for central and peripheral hiccups in palliative pt

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Baclofen

Metoclopramide

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14
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CTLA-4 inhibitors

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Gastric toxicity

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15
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PD-1 inhibitor

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endocrine

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16
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Gastric cancers, what’s the most commmon type?

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Adeno

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Gastric cancers, what’s the most commmon type?

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Adeno

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17
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Most common location of gastric cancers

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cardia then antrum

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18
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Hiccups are a side effect of which antemetic?

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Aprepitant

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19
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Side effects of bevacizumab?

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hypertension, proteinuria, arterial thromboembolic events and bleeding

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Which agents affect the S-phase

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MTX, 5FU, Gemcitabine

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21
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Majority of BRCA2 breast ca are

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ER+ve

MRI screening is generally used in patients with prior radiotherapy/treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma as well as those with familial breast cancer syndromes.

Cyclin dependant kinases promote transition from G1 to S phase in cell cycle. CDK4 and 6 inhibitors such as palbociclib are used in the treatment of **hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancer. **

The majority of breast cancer in males is estrogen receptor and androgen receptor positive.

22
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Anti Tr

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Hodgkin’s disease

23
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Anti hu/zic4

24
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Which factors worsens prognosis in Stage IV renal cell cancer?

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  • Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) <80
  • Time from original diagnosis to initiation of targeted therapy <1 year
  • Hemoglobin less than the lower limit of normal
  • Serum calcium greater than the upper limit of normal
  • Neutrophil count greater than the upper limit of normal
  • Platelet count greater than the upper limit of normal
25
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SE of crizotinib?

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QT prolongation
Neutropenia
Visual changes

Fluid retention
Pulm. toxicity
Change in bowel habit
hepatotoxicity
fatigue

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Enzalutamide

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pure androgen receptor signalling inhibitor which is used and castrate resistant prostate carcinoma

SE:
HTN
Fatigue
Seizures
SOB
Cognitive impairment

27
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braf v600e mutation in colorectal cancers suggests

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sporadic mutations

28
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What’s the typical feature of breast cancer mets

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Mostly lytic
25% can be mixed

29
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how does paroxetine and fluoxetine affect tamoxifen?

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They are CYP2D6 inhibitors, thus reduces transformation of tamoxifen to active metabolite endoxifen.

30
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Which chemo may cause radiation recall reaction?

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Daunorubicin

31
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RAdiation induced lung injury

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radiation pneumonitis 4-12wks
non productive cough, exertinal dypnsoea, low grade fever, chest pain, malaise, weight loss

crackles or pleural rub

32
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Absolute CI to breast conservation surgery

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  1. Persistent positive resection margin after reasonable re-excision attempts
  2. 2 or more primary tumour in separate breast quadrants
  3. Diffuse malignant appearing mammographic microcalcification
  4. A history of prior RT to the breast or chest wall
  5. Pregnancy, although possible to perform BCT in 3rd trimester, deferring RT until after delivery
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RF for RCC

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  • Analgesic nephropathy
  • Leather tanners
  • Cadmium
  • Thorotrast
  • Acquired cystic disease
  • VHL
  • Smoking, HTN, Obesity
34
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Sunitinib

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1st line for metastatic renal cell cancer
- TKI inhibitor that inhibits VEDFR, PDGFR, c-Kit (CD117), FLT-3

  • HTN is a good prognosticator for response to sunitinib
35
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women have higher risk for developing lung cancer for a given level of exposure to smoke than men

true or false

36
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Lung adenocarcinoma - associated familial mutations

37
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Smoking increases the risk of mesothelioma

True or false

38
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what does fixed inspiratory wheeze indicate?

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bronchial obstruction by tumour

39
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which nerve palsy causes hoarseness?

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REcurrent laryngeal

40
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Which lung cancers are implicated in SVC obstruction

41
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Paraneoplastic endocrine sx with lung cancer

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Sq. CC: PTHrP, insulin like activity
SCLC: ADH, ACTH, Carcinoid sx, ELM

Anti-hu

42
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Location and lung cancers

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PEripheral - adeno
Central lesion with obstructive pneumonitis: SqCC
Mediastinal/Hilar mass: SCLC
Alveolar infiltrate: bronchoalveolar

Cavitation DOES NOT occur in SCLC

43
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What features on CT would suggest benign COIN LESION

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Central or lamellar calcifications

44
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When are PET scan useful in lung ca

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when lesion >1cm

45
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FEV1 requirement for pneumonectomy

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FEV1 >1.5L
DLCO >80%

  • <80% –> exercise testing –> Peak VO2 <35% –> resection not recommended
    Peak Vo2 >75 –> pneumonectomy
46
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what is the most common symptom of lung ca

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persistent cough
followed by breathlessness

47
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what do you do for immunotoxicity grade 3 that doesn’t respond to methylpred?

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Infliximab or vedolizumab

48
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cisplatin ototoxicity

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second most common SE of cisplatin
dose dependent
high frequency sensorineural hearing loss with tinnitus
- target outer hair cells in the organ of Corti and vascularised epithelium in the lateral wall of the cochlea

49
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which cancers contribute mostly to bone mets

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Lung, breast, prostate

Prostate is blastic

50
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how does calcitonin help yo improve hypercalcaemia in cancer

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shift calcium out of the intravascular space

51
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RF associated with TLS

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  • rapidly dividing cells
  • bulk of disease is high
  • good response to tx
  • pre-exsiting renal impairment or dehydration
  • High serum LDH
  • high WCC
52
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which chemotherapy agents are associated with hand-foot syndrome?

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5FU, docetaxel

53
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RF for developing prostate cancers

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Age >50-65
Ethnicity: black >white, black: early and aggressive
FHx
BRCA1/BRCA2: more aggressive form
Smoking

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