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Cetuximab, sold under the brand name Erbitux, is an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor medication used for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer. [2] Cetuximab is a chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody given by intravenous infusion .
Mobocertinib (Exkivity) was approved for medical use in the United States in September 2021, and it is indicated for adults with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test, whose disease has progressed on or after ...
Cancer slope factors (CSF) are used to estimate the risk of cancer associated with exposure to a carcinogenic or potentially carcinogenic substance. A slope factor is an upper bound, approximating a 95% confidence limit, on the increased cancer risk from a lifetime exposure to an agent by ingestion or inhalation.
Trastuzumab targets the Her2/neu (also known as ErbB2) receptor expressed in some types of breast cancer; Alemtuzumab; Cetuximab target the epidermal growth factor receptor . It is approved for use in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer [25] [26] and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. [27] [28] Panitumumab also targets the ...
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), cMet: Y: non-small cell lung cancer: Anatumomab mafenatox [17] Fab: mouse: Tumor-associated glycoprotein 72 (TAG-72) non-small cell lung cancer: Andecaliximab [18] mab: chimeric: gelatinase B: gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma Anetumab ravtansine [4] mab: human: mesothelin (MSLN ...
Non-small cell lung cancer, oesophageal cancer, uterine cervical cancer, head and neck cancer and urothelial cancer: Nephrotoxicity, myelosuppression and nausea and vomiting (30-90%). Oxaliplatin: IV: Reacts with DNA, inducing apoptosis, non-cell cycle specific. Colorectal cancer, oesophageal cancer and gastric cancer
Lung cancer is one of the most lethal and common forms of cancer worldwide. Pollution, smoking (active and passive), radiation (in the form of x-rays or gamma rays) [1] and asbestos are risk factors for lung cancer. Symptoms may include persistent cough, chest pain, coughing up blood, fatigue, and swelling of the neck and face.
Other risk factors include poor maintenance of oral hygiene, a genetic predisposition leading to inclination towards development of throat cancer, immunocompromised states (such as post solid-organ transplant), and chronic exposure to agents such as asbestos and perchloroethylene in certain occupations, radiation therapy and dietary factors.