Table 1. Types of anti-cancer drugsLewandowski, Clare M
Antiviral drug, any agent used in the treatment of an infectious disease caused by a virus. Antiviral agents generally are designed to block viral replication or disable viral proteins. Examples of antiviral drugs include agents to combat herpes viruses,
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is the most widely used mild analgesic. It is considered theprototypefor anti-inflammatory analgesics, the two other major types of which includeacetaminophen(a derivative of phenacetin) and the aspirin-like drugs, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which include compounds such asibup...
The cancer cells in ovarian stromal tumors often produce estrogen, so growth of these tumors can be inhibited by anti-estrogen medications. Types of hormone therapy medications Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists: LHRH agonists block the signals that stimulate the ovaries to produce...
Nitrosoureas are a special kind of alkylating agent. They can enter your brain and attack tumors there. This makes them effective for treating some brain cancers. Examples include: Carmustine Lomustine Streptozocin Antimetabolites.These stop cells from making DNA for new cancer cells. Common antime...
identified common molecular alterations associated with tumor hypoxia and analyzed their correlation with sensitivity to a series of anti-cancer drugs [4], thus pointing out the direction of research into tumor hypoxia microenvironment in the post-genome era and highlighting the need to take tumor ...
Patients with NCSE may suffer (hypotension and respiratory suppression) from iatrogenic ‘aggressive’ treatment with intravenous anti-epileptic drugs (IV-AEDs), and the findings in the literature indicate that subjects treated with benzodiazepines may have a worse prognosis. The clinician must balance ...
Target.pathway The signaling pathways of anti-tumor drug targets, default "Cell cycle". Use "drug_info"to get the detail infomation of these drugs. cor_pancancer_TIL Description Calculate the correlation between target gene expression and immune cells infiltration in multiple datasets. Usage cor_...
(anti-PD-L1 anti-body)”, “durvalumab (anti-PD-L1 antibody)”, “ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4 antibody)” (with their chemical names and brand names), “cancer”, “tumor”, “carcinoma”, “neoplasm”, “malignancy”, “adverse events”, “complications”, and “cardiotoxicity”. The ...