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Targeted Anticancer Therapy
Category | Anticancer effect |
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Signal transduction inhibitors | Prevent transmission of intracellular signals that stimulatee cell proliferation. Dasatinib (Sprycel),Erlotinib (Tarceva), Imatinib (Gleevec), Sunitinib (Sutent) |
Angiogenesis inhibitors | Prevent formation of blood vessels that allow for tumor growth and invasion of surrounding tissue. Bevacizumab (Avastin), Thalidomide (Thalomid) |
Monoclonal antiboodies | Are directed at a specific marker or receptor on the surface of tumor cells, leading to destruction of those cells. Cetuximab (Erbitux), Panitumumab (Vectibix), Rituximab (Rituxan), Trastuzumab (Herceptin) |