Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy Practice Questions
20 free Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy practice questions for the NCLEX Exam, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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- Q1. Which statement best describes the primary mechanism of action of cancer immunotherapy?
- Q2. The therapy described as a “precision medicine” that targets specific proteins in cancer cells is called:
- Q3. Which statement about monoclonal antibodies used in targeted therapy is correct?
- Q4. An example of an immune checkpoint inhibitor used in cancer is:
- Q5. When combining immunotherapy and targeted therapy, one major rationale is:
- Q6. Which scenario best illustrates adoptive cell transfer immunotherapy (such as CAR T-cell therapy)?
- Q7. For a patient receiving checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy, which of the following side-effects should the nurse monitor for?
- Q8. Which statement about monoclonal antibodies used in targeted therapy is correct?
- Q9. A small-molecule targeted therapy differs from a monoclonal antibody because:
- Q10. Which of the following is true regarding patient selection for targeted therapy?
- Q11. The term “durable response” in cancer immunotherapy means:
- Q12. Which of the following is a potential limitation of targeted therapy?
- Q13. Which of the following best describes “on-target off-tumour” toxicity in targeted therapy?
- Q14. A patient being considered for targeted therapy should have which of the following performed?
- Q15. A nurse monitors a patient on immunotherapy for signs of “cytokine release syndrome” (CRS). This adverse effect is most often associated with which therapy typ…
- Q16. In immunotherapy, the term “checkpoint” refers to:
- Q17. One major difference between targeted therapy and traditional chemotherapy is:
- Q18. Targeted therapy may fail over time due to:
- Q19. Which of the following statements about immunotherapy is accurate?
- Q20. Which of the following best characterises a targeted therapy’s side-effect profile compared to chemotherapy?