Thursday, October 15, 2009

54 - Monoclonal antibodies approved for Hematological and Solid tumors

ANTIGEN AND TUMOR CELL TARGETS
ANTIGEN FUNCTION
NAKED ANTIBODIES
Antigen: CD20
Proliferation/differentiation
Rituximab (chimeric)
Tumor type: B-cell lymphoma and CLL
Antigen: CD52
Unknown
Alemtuzumab (humanized)
Tumor type: B-cell CLL and T-cell lymphoma
Antigen: CD25 alpha subunit
Activation antigen
Daclizumab (humanized)
Tumor type: T-cell mycosis fungoides
Antigen: CD33
Unknown
Gemtuzumab (humanized)
Tumor type: acute myeloid leukemia
Antigen: HER2/neu (ErbB-2)
Tyrosine kinase
Trastuzumab (humanized)
Tumor type: breast cancer
Antigen: EGFR (ErbB-1)
Tyrosine kinase
Cetuximab (chimeric)
Tumor type: colorectal; NSCLC; pancreatic, breast
Antigen: VEGF
Angiogenesis
Bevacizumab (humanized)
Tumor type: colorectal cancer

Sunday, September 20, 2009

53 - Benzodiazepine interactions with other drugs

Benzodiazepine interactions with other drugs.

Drug
Effects
Antacids
Decreased absorption of benzodiazepines
Cimetidine
Increased half-life of diazepam and 
triazolam
Contraceptives
Increased levels of diazepam and 
triazolam
Digoxin
Alprazolam and diazepam raise 
digoxin level
Disulfiram
Increased duration of action of sedatives
Isoniazid
Increased plasma diazepam
Levodopa
Inhibition of antiparkinsonism effect
Propoxyphene
Impaired clearance of diazepam
Rifampin
Decreased plasma diazepam
Warfarin
Decreased prothrombin time

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