The Rational Treatment Of Cancer - The Biology of Cancer | Biology+

Course

Genetics

Study Pack

Set 1: The Biology and Genetics of Cells and Organisms

Set 2: The Nature of Cancer

Set 3: Tumor Viruses

Set 4: Cellular Oncogenes

Set 5: Growth Factors,receptors,and Cancer

Set 6: Cytoplasmic Signaling Circuitry Programs Many of the Traits of Cancer

Set 7: Tumor Suppressor Genes

Set 8: Prb and Control of the Cell Cycle Clock

Set 9: P53 and Apoptosis: Master Guardian and Executioner

Set 10: Eternal Life: Cell Immortalization and Tumorigenesis

Set 11: Multi-Step Tumorigenesis

Set 12: Maintenance of Genomic Integrity and the Development of Cancer

Set 13: Dialogue Replaces Monologue: Heterotypic Interactions and the Biology of Angiogenesis

Set 14: Moving Out: Invasion and Metastasis

Set 15: Crowd Control: Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy

Set 16: The Rational Treatment of Cancer

Set 16 The Rational Treatment Of Cancer

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Set 16 The Rational Treatment Of Cancer

(Multiple Choice)

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The continued requirement of tumor cells for the initiating genetic driver for growth and viability is known as

A)Initiator requirement.
B)Initiator addiction.
C)Oncogene addiction.
D)Oncogene promotion.
E)None of the above.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

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The resistance of cancer cells to EGF-R inhibition sometimes occurs as a result of

A)Amplification of Met.
B)Down-regulation of IGF-1R.
C)Inhibition of Ras signaling.
D)Amplification of Gli2.
E)All of the above.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

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The therapeutic index of an anti-cancer drug is reflective of

A)The dosage at which side effects are minimal.
B)Its selectivity for killing cancer cells over normal cells.
C)The method by which the drug is delivered.
D)A and B.
E)None of the above.

Answer