ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate

ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate
__________ has been described as a way to "fire up the immune system's response to cancer"
- ANS-Immunotherapy
2 different ways that immunotherapies work against cancer: - ANS-1. Triggering the immune
system to destroy cancer cells
2. Boost immune system's ability to fight cancer
2 main types of cancer vaccines - ANS-Preventative/prophylactic
Treatment/therapeutic
2 types of aromatase inhibitors - ANS-1. Steroidal (irreversible)
2. Nonsteroidal (reversible)
2 types of conditioning therapies: - ANS-Myeloablative
Nonmyeloablative
2 types of therapies that commonly have cutaneous reactions: - ANS-1. EGFR inhibitor
therapies
2. Antimetabolites
3 aromatase inhibitors - ANS-Anastrozole
Letrozole
Exemestane
3 main goals of treatment: - ANS-Cure
Control
Palliation
3 major phases of cell division: - ANS-Interphase
Mitotic phase
Cytokinesis
3 steps of interphase: - ANS-First growth phase (G1)
Synthesis phase (S phase)
Second growth phase (G2)
3 subcategories of alkylating agents: - ANS-1. Nitrogen mustards
2. Platinum-based agents (do not possess an alkyl group but still termed alkylating agents as
they work similarly)
3. Nitrosoureas