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haleyc112

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Which of the following medications are considered to be colony-stimulating factors? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Epoetin alfa (EPO, Epogen)
  b. Muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3)
  c. Filgrastim (Neupogen)
  d. Trastuzumab (Herceptin)
  e. Sargramostim (Leukine, Prokine)

Question 2

An antineoplastic drug is cell cycle-specific. Which of the following statements is applicable to this drug?
 
  a. It affects the resting phase of the cell's life cycle only.
  b. It affects every phase of the cell's life cycle.
  c. It affects the mitotic phase only.
  d. It affects one single phase of the cell's life cycle.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, C, E
Colony-stimulating factors are epoetin alfa, filgrastim, and sargrasmostim. Muromonab-CD3 and trastuzumab are classified as monoclonal antibodies.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Antineoplastic drugs that are characterized as cell cycle-specific act on cells that are undergoing specific phases of cell reproduction.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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