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Cancer
breast, lung, colorectal, ovarian, prostate
28
Pharmacology
Graduate
02/09/2012

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Term

NSCLC

 

stage 1 treatment

Definition
surgery only
Term

NSCLC

 

Stage II treatment

Definition

Surgery

 

THEN

 

Chemotherapy and Radiation

 

Chemo = carboplatin + paclitaxel

Term

NSCLC

 

Stage IIIa treatment

Definition

Chemotherapy and XRT

 

THEN

 

Surgery

 

 

Chemo = carboplatin + paclitaxel

Term

NSCLC

 

Stage IIIb treatment

 

Definition

Chemotherapy + Radiation

 

(surgery not possible)

 

 

Term

NSCLC

 

Stage IV treatment

Definition

Only treat good performance status

 

Chemo + Bevacisumab

 

No radiation or surgery

 

Bevacisumab only if non squamous

 

Chemo = Carboplatin + paclitaxel

Term

NSCLC

 

Relapse Treatment (1st relapse)

Definition

Single Agent Chemo + Bevacisumab

 

only give Bev if havent received it before

Term

NSCLC

 

Multiple Relapse Treatment

Definition
Erlotinib
Term

SCLC

 

Limited Stage Definition

Definition

Only in one lung and nearest lymph nodes

 

(only one radiation area)

Term

SCLC

 

Extensive Stage definition

Definition

Both lungs or outside lungs and thoracic cavity

distant mets

Term

SCLC

 

Limited Stage Treatment

Definition

NO surgery

 

Chemo + radiation concurrently + Prophylactic CI

 

Prophylactic CI only if complete response

 

Chemo = cisplatin and etoposide

Term

SCLC

 

Extensive Stage treatment

Definition

NO surgery

 

Chemo Only!

 

Chemo = cisplatin and etoposide

 

radiation is palliation only

Term

Pancreatic Cancer

 

Name the 3 stages

Definition

Resectable Tumors

 

Unresectable Locally Advanced Tumors

 

Unresctable Metastatic Tumors

Term

Pancreatic Cancer

 

Resectable Tumor Treatment

Definition

Sugery: Whipple Procedure

 

Chemotherapy: 

Gemcitabine (single agent)

or

5FU/Leucovorin

 

 

Term

Pancreatic Cancer

 

Unresectable Locally Advanced Tumor Treatment

with Good Performance Status

Definition

FOLFIRINOX

OR

GEMCITABINE COMBINATIONS

(ERLOTINIB, CAPECITABINE, DOCETAXEL)

Term

Pancreatic Cancer

 

Unresectable Locally Advanced Tumors

(Poor Performance Status)

Definition
Gemcitabine
Term

Pancreatic Cancer

Unresectable Metastatic Tumor

(Good Performance Status)

Definition

FOLFIRINOX

OR

Gemcitabine combinations

(erlotinib, capecitabine,docetaxel)

Term

Pancreatic Cancer

Unresectable Metastatic Tumor

(poor performance status)

Definition
Gemcitabine
Term

Pancreatic Cancer

 

Resectable disease

 

goal of therapy

Definition
cure or prolong life
Term

Pancreatic Cancer

 

nonresectable regional disease

 

goal of therapy

Definition
Prolong life and palliation of symptoms
Term

Pancreatic Cancer

 

unresectable disease with distant mets (stage IV)

 

goals of therapy

Definition
palliation of symptoms
Term
Risk factors of Pancreatic Cancer
Definition

older age (>50)

smoking

pancreatitis

alcoholism

occupational exposure to DDT or petroleum

 

diabetes

high fat diet

obesity

inactivity

Term

Ovarian Cancer

 

Risk Factors

Definition

Family History

 

Nulliparity

1st child after 35yo

Advanced Age

American and European Descent

prolonged use of ovulation drugs

Term

Ovarian Cancer

 

Initial Treatment

Definition

Surgery!

Everyone gets it!

debulks tumor to less than 2cm

 

Most all patients get chemo

Stage II-IV

 

 

 

Intraperitoneal

Paclitaxel + Cisplatin

 

IV

Paclitaxel + Carboplatin

 

 

 

 

Term

Ovarian Cancer

 

Relapse Treatment

 

(goal and therapy)

Definition

goal is palliation

 

platinum senstive (>6months) - repeat initial treatment

 

Platinum resistant (<6 months) - single therapy chemo

topotecan

liposomoal doxorubicin

etoposide

gemcitabine

altretamine

Blue most common

 

 

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