Cancer II 5 Flashcards
tissue trophism
cancer cells may be attracted to particular tissue b/c of what they are expressin gon their surface
CXCR4 normally expressed by
WBC
in cancer they are expressing CXCR4 which binds to
CXCL12
CXCL12 is secreted by
lung, liver, bone
when cancer cells secreting CXCR4 where will they be attracted to
lung, ,liver, and bone b/c they express CXCL12 which will bind to CXCR4
CCR7 binds to
CCL21
CXCR4 is expressed in what type of cancer cells
breast
cancer cells being attracted to certain tissues, next step is
extravasation
migrated cell is called an
invadopodia
what has to happen cancer cell is ready to extravasate
has to secrete MMP to digest through endothelial cell and basal lamina to get out into new tissue
formation of second metastesis is major
limiting step
why is formation of second tumor major limiting step
hospitality of host envirorment
what cytokines, growth factors are present
what levels of TIMP (tissue inhibors of metalic proteases)
oncogene addiction
cancer cells are “addicted” to certain enviornment, maybe by the stromal cells from the ponit they originated from
in order to form macrometasesis what needs to happen
they need to proliferate rapidly adn then stimulate angiogenesis
then they can also metasetesize again
what drug do you use to block VEGF
Bevacizumab
chemolabelled antibodies
sot he drug will only go to the cancer cell to kill them, wont hurt our bodies other cells.
couple the chemotherapy stuff to antibodies targeting the cancer
immunoliposome
liposome coupled to antibodiy that will target some overexpressed receptor on cancer cell and within that liposome include cytotoxic drugs
liposome binds specifically to cancer body via monoclonal antibody
name some strategies to fight cancer
Cell Cycle Drugs
Inhibition of Signal Transduction Kinases
Inhibition of Angiogenesis
Hormone antagonists (ie. tamoxifen: arrests growth, not kill)
Enhancing immune response (to recognise tumour as foreign)
research into identifying cancer pathways is important for developing
diagnositc and prognositc tools
and biomarkers for cancer
why is it helpful to have better diagnositc and prognositc tools
and biomarkers for cancer
can identify the cancer earlier, needs to be easy and cheap to screen pop.
lead identificatoin
pharmecutical companies use research to identify drug that would be successful at targeting pathway
target identification and validation
what labs do, identify the biology and the pathways, etc.
list steps for new model for rational treatment of cancer
target identification and validation
lead identification
lead optimisation
clinical drug candidate
lead optimisation
look at structure of compound and see what and why it is having desired affect and try to optimize that u
what is phase 1 of clinical trial
very small group of ppl to evaluate safety and dosage, etc
what is phase 2 of clinical trial
larger group tested, still looking for effectiveness and safety
phase 3 of clinical trial?
compare the new drug with the existing therapy, if it’s not as effective then they won’t move forward
phase 4 of clinical trials
drug gets licensed and used in clinics - phase 4 is after drug is licensed. they follow up on use of drug long term, see if there is any long term side effects. physicians need to report back on side effects.