CHEMOTHERAPY IMMUNOTHERAPY
ADMIN EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Neoadjuvant therapy - ANS when chemo is used before a primary treatment (surgery) to
reduce the size of a solid tumor
neoadjuvant therapy is common in.... - ANS breast and colon cancers
adjuvant therapy - ANS Chemo AFTER primary treatment (surgery or radiation) (common in
solid tumor)
induction - ANS initial phase of hematologic malignancies such as leukemia
usually in the hospital b/c of serious SE and potential complications from the intended
myelosuppresion. Goal is to achieve complete response
why do consolidation (after induction)? - ANS to ensure treatment takes effect and ↓
reoccurrence. Treatment is vital bc leukemic cells that are not clinically apparent (via CBC, BMB)
are almost always still present in the bone marrow
what is myeloablation - ANS bone marrow is obliterated by chemo or radiation
why do myeloablation - ANS to prepare for peripheral blood stem cell transplant or bone
marrow transplant
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