Target Therapy Flashcards by Ashleigh hooker | Brainscape

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what does Herceptin treat

A

metastatic breast cancer

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what are the 2 purposes of target therapy

A

block growth factor receptors

disrupt cancer cell division

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which genetic defect does Herceptin target

A

HER2

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what does Rituxan treat

A

B-cell non-hodgkin’s lymphoma

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what does Gleevac treat

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chronic myelogenous leukemia

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