Therapeutic Drugs Flashcards
Tasonermin
TNF alpha itself used as an immunostimulant drug to treat certain cancers
Etanerecept
specifically binds to TNF alpha cytokine
approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis
fuses the TNFR2 to the Fc region of antibody
Siltuximab
antibody against IL-6
approved to treat Castleman’s disease
Tocilizumab
antibodies against the soluble IL-6R
treats rheumatoid arthritis
Sarilumab
antibody against the membrane bound IL-6R
treats rheumatoid arthritis
Anakinra
competitive inhibitor that blocks binding pockets on IL-1R
treat autoimmune disorders
Rilonacept
fusion between domains of IL-1R1/IL-1R3 to the IgG antibody
treat autoimmune disorders
Canakinumab
antibody that sequesters the IL-1B cytokine
treat autoimmune disorders
Secukinumab
antibody against IL-17A for psoriasis
5-flurouracil
converted to 5-fluoro-dUMP and inhibits TS
treats acute leukemia
Methotrexate
inhibits synthesis of 5,10-methlene tetrahydrofolate by inhibiting DHFR
treats acute leukemia
Mustard Gas & Cisplatin
alkylating agents
Gleevec / Dasatinib / Nilotinib
inhibit BCR-ABL and cure chronic myelogenous leukemia
Bortezomib
proteasome inhibitor
treats multiply myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma
PROTAC
E3 ligase-substrate inhibition