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Comparison of CML, CLL, ALL, and AML โ€” UPSC CMS MCQs (Medicine) · 6 questions

2020 P1 Q55

Q1. Which one of the following is NOT true regarding Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML)?

  1. It is a clonal malignancy of haematopoetic stem
  2. Risk of developing CML is increased in monozygotic turns
  3. CML is defined by presence of BCR-ABL 1 fusion gene
  4. 10 year survival with TKI therapy is 85%

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PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 21

2024 P1 Q42

Q2. The Rai staging system and Binet staging system are the two widely used staging systems used for staging which of the following hematological malignancies ?

  1. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  2. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
  3. Acute Lymphoid Leukemia
  4. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

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PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 291

2023 P1 Q28

Q3. The BCR-ABL 1 oncoprotein exhibits constitutive activity of which one of the following enzymes?

  1. Alanine kinase
  2. Tyrosine kinase
  3. Leucine kinase
  4. Cysteine kinase

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PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 214

2023 P1 Q29

Q4. Imatinib, Dasatinib, Nilotinib and Ponatinib are examples of which class of drugs?

  1. Interferons
  2. Monovalent antibodies
  3. Bivalent antibodies
  4. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

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PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 214

2025 P1 Q42

Q5. First line therapy in chronic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia is

  1. Rituximab
  2. Thalidomide
  3. Imatinib
  4. Chlorambucil

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PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 385

2022 P1 Q75

Q6. A 40-year-old male presented with complaints of generalized weakness, weight loss, abdominal discomfort, and decreased appetite. On examination, splenomegaly (massive) was present. On investigation, it was found that hemoglobin was 7.0 g/dL, platelet countโ€“8 lakh per cubic mm, WBCโ€“90,000 per cubic mm. Most probably this is the case of

  1. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  2. Chronic myeloid leukemia
  3. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  4. Acute myeloid leukemia

Answer & explanation โ€” reveal it in the interactive practice above.

PYQ 2020โ€“2025 โ€” page 161

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