Therapeutic Drugs Flashcards

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Tasonermin

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TNF alpha itself used as an immunostimulant drug to treat certain cancers

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Etanerecept

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specifically binds to TNF alpha cytokine

approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis

fuses the TNFR2 to the Fc region of antibody

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Siltuximab

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antibody against IL-6

approved to treat Castleman’s disease

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4
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Tocilizumab

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antibodies against the soluble IL-6R

treats rheumatoid arthritis

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5
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Sarilumab

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antibody against the membrane bound IL-6R

treats rheumatoid arthritis

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Anakinra

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competitive inhibitor that blocks binding pockets on IL-1R

treat autoimmune disorders

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Rilonacept

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fusion between domains of IL-1R1/IL-1R3 to the IgG antibody

treat autoimmune disorders

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Canakinumab

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antibody that sequesters the IL-1B cytokine

treat autoimmune disorders

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Secukinumab

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antibody against IL-17A for psoriasis

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10
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5-flurouracil

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converted to 5-fluoro-dUMP and inhibits TS

treats acute leukemia

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Methotrexate

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inhibits synthesis of 5,10-methlene tetrahydrofolate by inhibiting DHFR

treats acute leukemia

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12
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Mustard Gas & Cisplatin

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alkylating agents

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Gleevec / Dasatinib / Nilotinib

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inhibit BCR-ABL and cure chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Bortezomib

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proteasome inhibitor

treats multiply myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma

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15
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PROTAC

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E3 ligase-substrate inhibition

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