What Is the Mechanism of Action of the Sipuleucel-T Prostate

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Multiple Choice

What is the mechanism of action of the sipuleucel-T prostate cancer vaccine?

• A) Dendritic cells are incubated with a fusion protein containing prostate specific antigen (PSA) and GM-CSF.
• B) A plasmid that codes for an antibody that expresses prostate specific antigen (PSA), and dendritic cells present PSA to T cells.
• C) A single B cell clone that is tumor specific is grown in the lab and infused into the patient to produce large amounts of tumor specific antibody.
• D) Patient tumor cells are exposed to a viral vector containing a gene for prostate specific antigen (PSA), and then the tumor cells are infused into the patient to stimulate an immune response.

Discuss the role of bioethics in shaping the modern healthcare system.

Examine the ethical questions surrounding emerging healthcare technologies and practices.

Understand the concept of discounting the face value of a loan and how it affects the borrower's proceeds.

Calculate the amount of discount and proceeds for various loans.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Theorist

A scholar or researcher who studies and explains human behavior through various theories and models, focusing on observable behavior and its triggers.

Conditioning

According to behaviorism, the processes of learning. The word conditioning emphasizes the importance of repeated experiences, as when an athlete conditions his or her body by training day after day.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention until it is associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Positive Reinforcement

A technique used in behavior analysis to increase the likelihood of a desired response by adding a reward after the desired behavior is exhibited.