7. Targeted therapy. Classes, mechanisms of action, representatives and common toxicities.
Walks through the typical pathway of a patient with oncological disease, from urgent referral and initial imaging and blood tests through histology, staging and the start of treatment. It then describes choosing a treatment method, repeated treatment rounds with imaging to check progression, and the switch to second-line therapy when there is no response. It ends with post-remission monitoring for relapse.
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Topic 40 of 50 in the MU Sofia syllabus for Nuclear Medicine (Medicine, Year 4). The free AceMed note covers it in 1 section, about 96 words (1 min of reading), with 11 flashcards.
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Patient pathway with oncological disease
Patient pathway with oncological disease
The pathway looks something like this:
Suspicion of symptoms - urgent referral
Initial imaging and blood tests
Histology
Diagnosis
More detail scanning for staging
Initiation of treatment
The treatment pathway looks like this:
Decide on prefered treatment method (e.g Surgery/chemotherapy/radiotherapy or combination)
Multiple rounds of treatment
Imaging to detect progression of treatment
If improved, continue treatment. If no change or tumor growth, consider moving to second line treatment.
When patient is declared as being in remission, they are then monitored for a period of time (varies based on type of cancer) in order to detect relapse.
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