The oncology nurse is preparing to administer pembrolizumab, a targeted cancer treatment, to a client with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). What is the nurse's understanding of targeted cancer treatment?
A) Targeted therapy has a higher degree of toxicity than standard chemotherapy.
B) In targeted therapy, a normal gene is inserted to replace an abnormal gene.
C) Targeted therapy is only available through clinical trials.
D) Targeted therapy is known as personalized medicine.
D) Targeted therapy is known as personalized medicine.
Explanation: A) Targeted therapy is also referred to as personalized medicine. Several targeted therapies are currently approved by the FDA for the treatment of cancer. Targeted therapies inhibit or block a receptor or pathway involved in the mechanism by which the cancer grows and spreads, which is distinct from gene therapy, in which a normal gene is inserted to replace an abnormal gene. Gene therapy is currently only available through clinical trials. Targeted therapy is, at times, preferred over standard chemotherapy because it is associated with a lower degree of toxicity.
B) Targeted therapy is also referred to as personalized medicine. Several targeted therapies are currently approved by the FDA for the treatment of cancer. Targeted therapies inhibit or block a receptor or pathway involved in the mechanism by which the cancer grows and spreads, which is distinct from gene therapy, in which a normal gene is inserted to replace an abnormal gene.
C) Targeted therapy is also referred to as personalized medicine. Several targeted therapies are currently approved by the FDA for the treatment of cancer. Gene therapy is currently only available through clinical trials.
D) Targeted therapy is also referred to as personalized medicine. Targeted therapies inhibit or block a receptor or pathway involved in the mechanism by which the cancer grows and spreads
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