NBCC LEADcast Quiz - Dr. Keith Knutson [QUIZ MODE TEST]

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1. True or False: The adaptive immune system is the non-specific, first line of defense against foreign invaders and includes the epithelial and mucosal linings of our respiratory and GI tracts, as well as our skin.

True

False

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2. Which of the following immune cells are NOT part of the adaptive immune system?

CD4 “helper” T cells

CD8 “cytolytic” T cells

B cells

Macrophages

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3. True or False: One teaspoon of blood contains approximately 12 million unique T and B cells.

True

False

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4. Immune-based approaches for cancer include all but which of the following methods?

Monoclonal and other antibodies (e.g., HER2 antibodies like Herceptin)

Adoptive T cell therapies

Chemotherapy

Pembrolizumab

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5. True or False: Vaccination is used to heighten the sensitivity of the immune system to tumor antigens using immunologic memory.

True

False

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6. Which of the following does not represent a mutation-derived neoantigen choice for a cancer vaccine?

Microbial neoantigen

Amino acid mutation neoantigen

Frameshift / fusion neoantigen

Splicing variant neoantigen

Indel neoantigen

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7. Which of the following antigens is important in triple negative breast cancer?

Folate receptor alpha

HER2/neu

Modified vaccinia virus Ankara

TNBC beta

NBCC LEADcast Quiz - Dr. Keith Knutson [QUIZ MODE TEST]

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* 1. True or False: The adaptive immune system is the non-specific, first line of defense against foreign invaders and includes the epithelial and mucosal linings of our respiratory and GI tracts, as well as our skin.

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* 2. Which of the following immune cells are NOT part of the adaptive immune system?

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* 3. True or False: One teaspoon of blood contains approximately 12 million unique T and B cells.

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* 4. Immune-based approaches for cancer include all but which of the following methods?

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* 5. True or False: Vaccination is used to heighten the sensitivity of the immune system to tumor antigens using immunologic memory.

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* 6. Which of the following does not represent a mutation-derived neoantigen choice for a cancer vaccine?

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* 7. Which of the following antigens is important in triple negative breast cancer?

1. True or False: The adaptive immune system is the non-specific, first line of defense against foreign invaders and includes the epithelial and mucosal linings of our respiratory and GI tracts, as well as our skin.

2. Which of the following immune cells are NOT part of the adaptive immune system?

3. True or False: One teaspoon of blood contains approximately 12 million unique T and B cells.

4. Immune-based approaches for cancer include all but which of the following methods?

5. True or False: Vaccination is used to heighten the sensitivity of the immune system to tumor antigens using immunologic memory.

6. Which of the following does not represent a mutation-derived neoantigen choice for a cancer vaccine?

7. Which of the following antigens is important in triple negative breast cancer?