___________________________________________________________________________ Colorectal Cancer
43. Which of the following is NOT a potential long-term morbidity of radiotherapy for rectal cancer? A) Sexual dysfunction
47. Compared with systemic chemotherapy, hepatic intra-arterial chemotherapy for liver metastases is associated with
A) greater liver dysfunction. B) comparable response rates. C) lower likelihood of fatal toxicity. D) improved median and overall survival.
B) Sphincter dysfunction C) Chronic bowel problems D) Bone marrow suppression
44. Which chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer is a novel anti-VEGF molecule that acts as a decoy receptor for VEGF-A and VEGF-B?
48. Which of the following is TRUE of the skin toxicity profile unique to anti-EGFR agents? A) It may manifest in abnormal growth of eyelash length. B) Severity is associated with better cancer- control outcome. C) Prophylactic topical steroid, doxycycline, and moisturizer use may be helpful. D) All of the above 49. Following resection of colon cancer, 85% of recurrences occur within A) one year.
A) Cetuximab B) Regorafenib C) Bevacizumab D) Ziv-aflibercept
45. What is the only potentially curative treatment for patients with locally recurrent or liver- and/ or lung-only metastatic colon or rectal cancer? A) Targeted therapy B) Surgical resection C) Clinical trial enrollment D) Combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy 46. Which of the following factors would make hepatic metastases unsuitable for resection? A) Excessive number of lesions B) Intrahepatic location of lesions
B) three years. C) five years. D) 10 years.
50. Use of post-treatment CEA testing is usually limited to patients A) with stage I colorectal cancer. B) with stage II or III colorectal cancer. C) who would not be candidates for resection of lung metastases. D) who would not be candidates for resection of liver metastases.
C) Lack of major vascular involvement D) Sufficient functional hepatic reserve
Course Code: MDAZ15CC
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MDAZ2326
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