AML Post-Activity Assessment

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Question 1 of 21

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In order to have a diagnosis of AML, patients must:
- a. Have more than 20% blasts or immature cells in their blood
- b. Have more than 10% blasts or immature cells in their blood
- c. Have a rapidly increasing white blood cell count
- d. Have a rapidly increasing red blood cell count
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Question 2 of 21

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The pharmacist plays a crucial role in supporting the treatment of AML patients by:
- a. Making antibiotic recommendations
- b. Monitoring therapeutic drugs
- c. Working with the patient’s physician to decide on the appropriate chemotherapy treatment
- d. All of the above
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Question 3 of 21

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Risk factors for AML include:
- a. Prolonged pneumonia
- b. Radiation exposure
- c. Previous chemotherapy
- d. b and c
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Question 4 of 21

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Anthracyclines are an important part of the backbone of 7 + 3 therapy for AML. What common toxicities are seen with their use?
- a. Extravasation
- b. Myelosuppression
- c. Cardiotoxicity
- d. All of the above
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Question 5 of 21

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In a clinical trial for high risk AML patients who were 60 – 75 years old, the addition of Vyxeos™ (daunorubicin and cytarabine) to the standard 7 + 3 treatment, resulted in:
- a. A higher complete remission rate for patients who received the additional treatment
- b. Improved survival rate for patients who received the additional treatment
- c. Evidence to support FDA approval for Vyxeos™
- d. All of the above
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Question 6 of 21

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In the clinical trial, RATIFY, the agent midostaurin was added to the standard 7 + 3 regimen for a randomized group of patients, 18 – 60 years of age. The control group was given the 7 + 3 regimen and a placebo. The patients who were given midostaurin:
- a. Had a better survival rate than the control group
- b. Had a worse survival rate than the control group
- c. Had a greater level of toxicity than the control group
- d. Could not undergo stem cell transplant after induction
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Question 7 of 21

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Elderly AML patients who are unfit:
- a. Do not go through the traditional 7 + 3 therapy
- b. Are given a low dose of agents and therefore may take several months to respond
- c. Do not experience a lot of organ toxicity while undergoing treatment
- d. All of the above
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Question 8 of 21

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What are complications that AML patients may go through following stem cell transplant:
- a. Cardiotoxicity
- b. Fertility issues
- c. Meningitis
- d. a and b
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Question 9 of 21

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Following induction but before stem cell transplant, what are some important options that couples have in managing fertility:
- a. For men, sperm banking prior to transplant
- b. Refraining from sexual intimacy for at least 8 months prior to transplant
- c. For women, if their medical condition warrants, having surgery for oocyte preservation prior to transplant
- d. a and c
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Question 10 of 21

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How is treatment for an AML patient who relapses 2 years (long-term) after remission different from treatment for a patient who relapses 6 months (short-term) after remission:
- a. Chemotherapy will not likely put either patient into remission
- b. Chemotherapy will most likely put the long-term patient into remission
- c. Chemotherapy will most likely put the short-term patient into remission
- d. The long-term remission patient should undergo a stem cell transplant
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Question 11 of 21

11. Question
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Cytogenetic normal acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is:
- a. Associated with a poor prognosis
- b. Associated with a highly favorable prognosis
- c. A highly heterogeneous disease group
- d. A highly homogeneous disease group
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Question 12 of 21

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Which of the following are used to diagnosis AML?
- a. Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy morphologic evaluation
- b. Complete blood count
- c. Physical workup
- d. Swollen lymphnodes
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Question 13 of 21

13. Question
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Goals of treatment in AML include inducing remission with a focus on improving quality of life for which of the following groups?
- a. Pediatrics
- b. Young adults
- c. Fit elderly
- d. Unfit elderly
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Question 14 of 21

14. Question
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Consolidation therapy in favorable risk AML is most likely to include:
- a. Cytarabine
- b. Daunrobicin
- c. Idarubicin
- d. Azacitadine
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Question 15 of 21

15. Question
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The most common toxicity in patients receiving ATRA (al trans retinoic acid) and arsenic trioxide is:
- a. Cardiac toxicity
- b. Dermatologic toxicity
- c. Hematologic toxicity
- d. Hepatic toxicity
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Question 16 of 21

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Why do younger AML patients have a higher rate of survival than older patients?
- a. Younger patients are better able to handle the toxicities associated with treatment
- b. Younger patients more readily go to stem cell transplants
- c. Older patients are more prone to certain genetic abnormalities
- d. a and b
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Question 17 of 21

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Why is the advent of risk (molecular) stratification in AML based on cytogenetics or karytype analysis, such an important scientific breakthrough?
- a. Favorable cytogenetics predict better long-term survival
- b. Treatment for the AML is completely dependent on the risk classifications established through molecular stratification
- c. There is a significant drop in overall survival with poor risk cytogenetics
- d. All of the above
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Question 18 of 21

18. Question
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Which is not a significant characteristic of Acute Promyelocytic leukemia (APL)?
- a. It presents in younger patients
- b. It is associated with a high risk of bleeding
- c. Even if the patient survives the initial period of bleeding risk, he or she will have an extremely low cure rate.
- d. It is treated very differently from AML
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Question 19 of 21

19. Question
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Which statement (below) is true regarding the targeted treatment of APL with ATRA:
- a. APL patients go to transplant within days of the beginning of treatment
- b. Treatment with ATRA stops the differentiation block in APL cells and leads to the differentiation of these blasts into normal cells
- c. Treatment of ATRA is not associated with differentiation syndrome
- d. Even in life threatening cases, treatment with ATRA is not interrupted
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Question 20 of 21

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The most commonly reported symptom associated with anemia is:
- a. Leg cramping
- b. Cough
- c. Fatigue
- d. Dry eye
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Question 21 of 21

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The nurse’s role in treating the side effects of neutropenia includes:
- a. Providing education related to signs and symptoms of infection
- b. Providing education related to signs and symptoms of bleeding
- c. Encouraging light exercise – i.e. walking
- d. All of the above
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