Irreversible tyrosine kinase inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptors family – a new, promising therapeutic strategy
Journal Title: OncoReview - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Inhibitors of tyrosine kinase residues of epidermal growth factor receptor family (ErbB) have became a treatment of choice in many tumor types. However, even in the presence of predictive factors some patients completely do not benefit from this kind of therapy and basically all responding patients will ultimately develop resistance. Detailed characterization of function and signaling of ErbB receptors revealed that reversible blockade of those receptors represented one of potential escape mechanisms from this particular molecular intervention. Following this observation has several companies generated a novel class of drugs – irreversible ErbB-receptors tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Preclinical and clinical research demonstrated that complete and irreversible blockade of ErbB receptors efficiently inhibited signaling pathways responsible for growth and progression of malignant process leading to objective responses in advanced cancer patients. This article aims to review promising clinical data on the use of irreversible tyrosine kinasase inhibitors in various malignancies with a special focus on lung and breast cancer.
Authors and Affiliations
Piotr Wysocki
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP53134
- DOI -
- Views 244
- Downloads 0
58-year-old woman with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour
We reported a 58-year-old woman with tumor in the tail and body of pancreas measuring 70 mm in diameter who underwent distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy. Examination of a specimen of the pancreatic mass obtained histo...
Stwardnienie guzowate
Stwardnienie guzowate jest wieloukładowym schorzeniem genetycznym charakteryzującym się występowaniem rozsianych guzów hamartomatycznych w różnych narządach, w tym w mózgu, mięśniu sercowym, skórze, oczach, nerkach, płuc...
Fertility and breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females worldwide. The mean age of breast cancer patients is > 60 yrs old, and it is seldom found in women < 40 yrs old (6.5%) and in very young women < 35 yrs old (0.6%). In...
„D-dimerosis” among the patients with the cancer it is always needed to be treated?
The risk of thromboembolic disease increases in malignant tumors. D-dimer is a product of fibrin degradation. Its concentration rises in neoplasms, but also in another diseases characterized by activation of clotting and...
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma – treatment possibilities in patients with primary metastatic carcinoma
This article presents methods of effective treatment of primary metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, both causative and symptomatic, taking into account possible available treatment therapies (chemotherapy, targeted ther...