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AGENTI BIOLOGICI e CHEMIOTERAPICI: INTEGRAZIONE
No full textRevisione degli studi più significativi che hanno evidenziato un rapporto di cooperazione tra farmaci biologici e chemioterapici
[New frontiers in cancer treatment]
No full textThe knowledge acquired in the past few years on the regulatory mechanisms of cancer growth and spreading have started to be translated in the development of a new therapeutic modality directed against previously defined molecular targets, now defined as "target therapy", thus introducing a truly revolutionary concept in the anticancer therapeutic strategies. The novel molecular targeted drugs are usually integrated in therapeutic regimens that combine such novel agents with the conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and several studies have now demonstrated their efficacy in the clinical practice. The future goal of cancer therapy will be the tailoring of treatments based on the specific molecular features of the tumor of each patient, with the aim to obtain the maximum therapeutic efficacy with the lowest toxicity
A novel approach in the treatment of cancer: targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor.
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Adipocytes and neutrophils give a helping hand to pancreatic cancers
No full textObesity-induced inflammation can build up a confined microenvironment in pancreatic adenocarcinoma that is associated with increased desmoplasia, neutrophil recruitment, reduced delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs, and immune evasion. Targeting molecular pathways empowering this circuit might represent a necessary measure to reach clinical efficacy for combination therapies in patients with excess body weight
Targeting of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Protein Kinase A : Molecular basis and therapeutic applications.
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Antisense strategies targeting protein kinase C: preclinical and clinical development
No full textAltered protein kinase C-alpha (PKC-alpha) expression has been implicated in tumor promotion and carcinogenesis. One potentially attractive therapeutic intervention may be the use of selective antisense oligonucleotides to inhibit production of PKC-alpha. In preclinical studies, the antisense oligonucleotide LY900003 (ISIS 3521;Affinitak; Isis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA) has shown selective inhibition of PKC-alpha mRNA and protein expression and has shown antitumor activity. In clinical studies, LY900003 has shown activity as a single agent, but the most promising data have been obtained in combination with chemotherapy, particularly in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Data from phase I and II studies have led to ongoing randomized phase III trials in combination with either cisplatin and gemcitabine or carboplatin and paclitaxel. Studies in other tumor types will also investigate the benefit of combining LY900003 with conventional chemotherapy
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