What drugs are protein kinase inhibitors?
bosutinib, crizotinib, dasatinib, erlotinib, gefitinib, lapatinib, pazopanib, ruxolitinib, sunitinib, and vemurafenib. Apart from the large-scale clinical success, Type I kinase inhibitors also come with adverse side-effects.
Are kinase inhibitors chemotherapy?
Any drug used to treat cancer (including tyrosine kinase inhibitors or TKIs) can be considered chemo, but here chemo is used to mean treatment with conventional cytotoxic (cell-killing) drugs that mainly kill cells that are growing and dividing rapidly. Chemo was once one of the main treatments for CML.
What do protein kinase inhibitors do?
A substance that blocks the action of enzymes called protein kinases. There are many different types of protein kinases and they take part in many cell functions. These include cell signaling, growth, and division.
How can enzyme inhibitors be used to treat certain forms of cancer?
A substance that blocks the action of an enzyme. Enzymes help speed up chemical reactions in the body and take part in many cell functions, including cell signaling, growth, and division. In cancer treatment, enzyme inhibitors may be used to block certain enzymes that cancer cells need to grow.
What are protein blockers?
A protein synthesis inhibitor is a compound that stops or slows the growth or proliferation of cells by disrupting the processes that lead directly to the generation of new proteins.
What is the difference between TKI and chemotherapy?
EGFR-TKI was associated with higher incidence of skin rash and diarrhoea; chemotherapy was associated with higher incidence of haematologic adverse events and nausea or vomiting. The analysis results showed a favourable DCR and PFS in patients treated with EGFR-TKI in the first line.
What is kinase inhibitor therapy?
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are a type of targeted therapy. TKIs come as pills, taken orally. A targeted therapy identifies and attacks specific types of cancer cells while causing less damage to normal cells.