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Antineoplastic Agents
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Definition of 'Antineoplastic Agents'Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of NEOPLASMS. Common names: Antineoplastic Agents; Agents, Antineoplastic; Antineoplastics; Antitumor Drugs; Drugs, Antitumor; Antineoplastic Drugs; Drugs, Antineoplastic; Antitumor Agents; Agents, Antitumor |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
13 Dec 2009
BACKGROUND: Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) with best available donor for children with Philadelphia positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has previously been considered standard practice. Since the introduction of ... Read more...
13 Dec 2009
BACKGROUND: Ispinesib is a highly specific inhibitor of kinesin spindle protein (KSP, HsEg5), a mitotic kinesin required for separation of the spindle poles. Here we report the activity of ispinesib against the in vitro and in vivo panels of the ... Read more...
29 Nov 2009
Lonafarnib is a potent, selective farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) undergoing clinical studies for the treatment of solid tumors and hematological malignancies. Preclinically, a number of FTIs, including lonafarnib, interact with taxanes to ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Antineoplastic Agents'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allogeneic HCT) for treatment of pediatric Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
13 Dec 2009 - Initial testing (stage 1) of the kinesin spindle protein inhibitor ispinesib by the pediatric preclinical testing program.
13 Dec 2009 - Continuous and intermittent dosing of lonafarnib potentiates the therapeutic efficacy of docetaxel on preclinical human prostate cancer models.
29 Nov 2009 - Sphingosine kinase 1 inhibition sensitizes hormone-resistant prostate cancer to docetaxel.
29 Nov 2009 - A phase II study of Campath-1H in children with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a Children's Oncology Group report.
29 Nov 2009 - The beneficial role of gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists on fertility preservation.
29 Nov 2009 - Sustained first remission in an adolescent with hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma treated with T-cell leukemia induction, nucleoside analog-based consolidation, and early hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
29 Nov 2009 - Monitoring of ototoxicity in young children receiving carboplatin for retinoblastoma.
29 Nov 2009 - Restriction of cisplatin induction of acute apoptosis to a subpopulation of cells in a three-dimensional carcinoma culture model.
13 Nov 2009 - Enhanced expression of Annexin A4 in clear cell carcinoma of the ovary and its association with chemoresistance to carboplatin.
13 Nov 2009 - Antitumor activity of delimotecan against human metastatic melanoma: pharmacokinetics and molecular determinants.
13 Nov 2009 - Detection of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in plasma by mutant-enriched PCR assay for prediction of the response to gefitinib in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
13 Nov 2009 - From glioblastoma to gangliocytoma: an unforeseen but welcome shift in biological behavior.
30 Oct 2009 - Radiotherapy in conjunction with 7-hydroxystaurosporine: a multimodal approach with tumor pO2 as a potential marker of therapeutic response.
30 Oct 2009 - HER2 Intermediate Breast Cancers.
30 Oct 2009 - Skin depigmentation induced by sunitinib treatment of renal cell carcinoma.
30 Oct 2009 - Timing of breast cancer treatments with oocyte retrieval and embryo cryopreservation.
30 Oct 2009 - Enhanced MDR1 expression and chemoresistance of cancer stem cells derived from glioblastoma.
30 Oct 2009 - The impacts of ERCC1 gene exon VIII alternative splicing on cisplatin-resistance in ovarian cancer cells.
30 Oct 2009 - Curcumin sensitizes human colorectal cancer to capecitabine by modulation of cyclin D1, COX-2, MMP-9, VEGF and CXCR4 expression in an orthotopic mouse model.
30 Oct 2009
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Technical information about 'Antineoplastic Agents'
Definition: Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of NEOPLASMS.
Registry Number: 0
Descriptor UI: D000970
Alternative terms: Antineoplastic Agents; Agents, Antineoplastic; Antineoplastics; Antitumor Drugs; Drugs, Antitumor; Antineoplastic Drugs; Drugs, Antineoplastic; Antitumor Agents; Agents, Antitumor;
Related Mesh Headings: Cytotoxins; Infusions, Intra-Arterial; Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion; Tumor Lysis Syndrome; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; Anticarcinogenic Agents;
Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;
Tree Number: D27.505.954.248;
Technical Notes: /admin: various administration procedures are available, as CHEMOTHERAPY, CANCER, REGIONAL PERFUSION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC and INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; for combined anticancer agents, ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS is available; Manual 24.4.2.1+