Oncology

Question 1

List some examples of a TNF alpha inhibitor

Answer 1

Adalimumab
Infliximab
Etanercept

Question 2

List some illness’s a TNF alpha inhibitor may be required for?

Answer 2

Crohn’s disease
Rheumatoid disease

Question 3

Give an example of an anti VEGF (ie anti angiogenic) medication:

Answer 3

Bevacizumab

Question 4

What can n anti VEGF (ie anti angiogenic) medication be used to treat?

Answer 4

Colorectal cancer
Renal cancer
Glioblastoma

Question 5

Give an example of the HER receptor:

Answer 5

Trastzumuab

Question 6

What are HER receptors used to trear?

Answer 6

Breast cancer

Question 7

Give an example of a Tyrosine kinase inhibitor:

Answer 7

Imatinib

Question 8

What can tyrosine kinase inhibitors be used to treat?

Answer 8

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours
Chronic myeloid leukaemia

Question 9

What type of biological agent is basiliximab?

Answer 9

IL2 binding site agent

Question 10

What can IL” biding site agents be used for?

Answer 10

Renal transplants

Question 11

Give an example of an epidermal growth fractor inhibitor:

Answer 11

Cetuximab

Question 12

What condition will cetuximab treat?

Answer 12

EGF positive colorectal cancers