1. Which of the following is TRUE regarding complete pathologic response?

2. Which of the following is a feature of the CheckMate 816 trial?

3. Patient AK is a 61-year-old female recently diagnosed with a stage IIB NSCLC. She is referred to medical oncology from her thoracic surgeon postbiopsy for consideration of neoadjuvant therapy. Her pathology and molecular profile are significant for adenocarcinoma histology with a PD-L1 of 0%. EGFR and ALK are negative. AK wants to know more about the recent approval of “immune therapy before surgery” and if she can “skip the chemotherapy.” Which of the following statements is most appropriate given the recent approval of neoadjuvant immunotherapy based on CheckMate 816?

4. Patient AK opted to initiate neoadjuvant nivolumab + chemotherapy after a discussion with the oncology team. You get a notification that she has presented to your hospital's emergency room (current weight 76 kg) complaining of new onset watery stools—approximately 7 to 8 more stools per day than she usually has. AK is found to be negative for any gastrointestinal infections, and the inpatient medical team determines that she is most likely suffering from a grade 3 immunotherapy-induced colitis. Which of the following is the most reasonable initial management strategy?

5. Patient AK responds well to IV steroids for her grade 3 colitis. It is decided that she will be discharged to home with close outpatient follow-up. Which of the following would be the most appropriate discharge instructions?

Evaluation Questions

6. How confident are in your treatment choices for AK in the questions above?

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