week 6 Flashcards
Genes for Malignant melanoma
BRAF
Codon 600
drugs for Malignant melanoma
Vemurafenib,
Dabrafenib,
Trametinib
drug action for Malignant melanoma
ATP-competitive inhibitor of kiase domain of BRAF
consequnce of identifying mutation for Malignant melanoma
Drug targets BRAF mutated at codon 600
Genes for Non small cell lung cancer
EGFR
Exons 18,19,20 and 21
drugs for Non small cell lung cancer
Gefitinib, Erlotinib, Afatinib, Dacomitinib
drug action for Non small cell lung cancer
EGFR Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
consequence of identifying mutation for Non small cell lung cancer
Drug targets EGFR over activity caused by mutation in the Tyrosine kinase domain of EGFR
drugs for Non small cell lung cancer
ALK
Crizotinib, Ceritinib, Alectinib
drug action for Non small cell lung cancer
ALK
Crizotinib, Ceritinib, Alectinib
Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (including ALK and Met)
consequence for identifying mutations Non small cell lung cancer
ALK
Lung cancers can have the EML4-ALK translocation. This translocation causes ligand-independent dimerization and/or oligomerization of ALK, resulting in constitutive kinase activity
gene for Breast cancer
HER2
drug for Breast cancer
Herceptin
drug action for Breast cancer
Antibody to HER2 receptors blocking downstream signalling
consequence of identifying mtuation for Breast cancer
Breast cancers have to be positive for HER2 to work.