1. Which of the following BEST describes the mechanism of action of CDK 4/6 inhibitors for the treatment of patients with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer?

2. Which of the following BEST describes the primary rationale for the use of CDK 4/6 inhibitors in patients with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer?

3. Which of the following BEST describes the data from clinical trials that examined CDK 4/6 inhibitors in patients with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer?

4. MG is a 52-year-old perimenopausal woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer (hormone-receptor positive, HER2 normal, with multiple metastases to the bone only). She is started on palbociclib 125 mg by mouth daily (3 weeks on, 1 week off) plus letrozole and goserelin. Two weeks after starting palbociclib therapy, she returns for her complete blood panel/differential testing (results: absolute neutrophil count [ANC] is 1200/mcL). She is afebrile and a little tired, but she has no signs or symptoms of infection. What is the BEST advice to give her?

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