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Cert Medical Oncology(SA) Phys Practice Questions - Sub-specialty Certificate in Medical Oncology of the College of Physicians of South Africa Exam

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Prepare with the Cert Medical Oncology(SA) Phys Practice Questions - Sub-specialty Certificate in Medical Oncology of the College of Physicians of South Africa Exam practice quiz. This question bank includes 100 questions covering year-old, trial, first-line, metastatic, and cancer. Use it to review important concepts, identify knowledge gaps, and build confidence for the related exam, course, or assessment.

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Question 1
A 48-year-old premenopausal woman undergoes a left lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy for a 2.2 cm invasive ductal carcinoma. Pathology reveals Nottingham Grade 2 tumor, ER 95%, PR 80%, HER2 1+ (negative), and 0/2 lymph nodes involved (pT2N0M0). Genomic profiling with the 21-gene Recurrence Score (Oncotype DX) yields a score of 28. Which of the following is the most appropriate systemic adjuvant therapy recommendation based on TAILORx and RxPONDER trials?
Adjuvant chemotherapy (e.g., TC - docetaxel/cyclophosphamide) followed by tamoxifen combined with ovarian function suppression
Adjuvant tamoxifen monotherapy for 5 years without chemotherapy or ovarian function suppression
Adjuvant aromatase inhibitor (letrozole) monotherapy for 5 years without chemotherapy
Adjuvant trastuzumab plus paclitaxel for 12 weeks followed by single-agent tamoxifen
Question 2
A 54-year-old woman presents with newly diagnosed metastatic HER2-positive invasive breast cancer with multiple liver and bone metastases. Echocardiogram demonstrates a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 62%. Baseline lab tests are normal. According to the landmark CLEOPATRA trial and international guidelines, what is the preferred first-line systemic regimen?
Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) monotherapy
Pertuzumab + Trastuzumab + Docetaxel
Trastuzumab + Paclitaxel + Lapatinib
Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) + Capecitabine
Question 3
A 52-year-old female with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer experiences disease progression in the liver and lungs while receiving first-line Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab, and Docetaxel. Her ECOG performance status is 1. What is the most appropriate second-line systemic treatment choice supported by the DESTINY-Breast03 phase III trial?
Lapatinib + Capecitabine
Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1)
Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd)
Tucatinib + Trastuzumab + Capecitabine
Question 4
A 42-year-old female is diagnosed with stage IIB triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC, cT2cN1M0). Core biopsy shows Nottingham Grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma, ER <1%, PR 0%, HER2 0, PD-L1 CPS = 15. Staging scans show no distant metastases. What is the standard neoadjuvant systemic therapy strategy based on the KEYNOTE-522 trial?
Dose-dense AC (doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide) followed by paclitaxel monotherapy
Pembrolizumab monotherapy for 4 cycles followed by delayed definitive mastectomy
Carboplatin + Paclitaxel for 4 cycles followed immediately by breast-conserving surgery
Pembrolizumab + Carboplatin + Paclitaxel, followed by Pembrolizumab + AC, then post-operative adjuvant Pembrolizumab
Question 5
A 62-year-old postmenopausal female presents with de novo metastatic ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer involving multiple bone lesions and asymptomatic subcentimeter lung nodules. She has an ECOG performance status of 0. Which of the following represents the preferred first-line systemic management?
A CDK4/6 inhibitor (e.g., Ribociclib or Abemaciclib) combined with a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor (Letrozole or Anastrozole)
Dose-dense AC (doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide) chemotherapy for 6 cycles
Single-agent Fulvestrant 500 mg intramuscular injection monthly
Single-agent Tamoxifen 20 mg oral daily

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Cert Medical Oncology(SA) Phys Practice Questions - Sub-specialty Certificate in Medical Oncology of the College of Physicians of South Africa Exam

This practice set contains 100 questions from the matching question bank and focuses on year-old, trial, first-line, metastatic, and cancer. Work through each question carefully, review the provided solutions, and revisit topics that need more study before your next attempt.

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