Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors – Uses – Pharmacology MCQ
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are useful in the management of ?
A. Acute myeloid leukemia
B. Small cell carcinoma of lung
C. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
D. Neurofibromatosis
Correct answer : C. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are used in the treatment of:
- Chronic myeloid leukemia
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia ( philadelphia chromosome positive cases )
- Head and neck malignancies
- Non small cell carcinoma lung
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumours
- Hepatocellular cancer
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Pancreatic cancer
- Colorectal cancer