PHARMACOLOGYChapter 43: Drugs Used for Cancer Treatment1. The nurse is educating a patient with cancer about combinationchemotherapy. Which is an accurate statement?a.Combination chemotherapy is the administration of an antineoplasticdrug that will be toxic during a specific phase of cellular growth.b.Combination chemotherapy is the administration of an antineoplasticdrug that is active throughout the cell cycle.c.Combination chemotherapy is the administration of antineoplasticdrugs that change the way the body responds to cancer orstrengthens the immune system.d.Combination chemotherapy is the administration of antineoplasticdrugs, which results in cell death during different phases of the cellcycle.ANS: D / Use of combination drug therapy is superior in therapeutic effect tothe use of single agent chemotherapy. 2. The cell cyclespecific agent vincristine sulphate (Oncovin) acts inwhich phase of the cells life cycle?
