Oncology Flashcards
Clofarabine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19576186
MLL
Mixed lineage leukemia
Vorinostat
ALL drug
HDAC inhibitor
Mitoxantrone
ALL treatment
Panobinostat
HDAC inhibitor
Used for ALL
What HDAC inhibitor is synergistic with bortezomib
Vorinostat
What is semaphorin4
Carried on surface of immune cells and interacts with neuropilin-1
What is neuropilin?
nrp1- on regulatory T cells and interacts with Semaphorin
MTORC1
The mTOR pathway consists of two protein complexes, in which mTOR, raptor and mLST8 proteins constitute to form the mTOR Complex 1 (mTORC1)
mTORC2
mTOR, rictor and Sin1 proteins forming mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2). In cellular growth and associated prolife
3 phases of oncogenesis
Breakthrough, expansion, invasive
What constitutes majority of tumor stromal cells?
Cancer associated fibroblasts
MDSCs
Myeloid derived suppressor cells
Immunosuppressive cells include
MDSCs, M2 macrophages, type 2 NKT cells, Treg cells
Role of PDE-5 inhibitors in tumors
Increase infiltration of activated CTLs into tumors and also tumor induced T cell proliferation
Dos regulate expression of Arg1, iNOS, Il-4 alpha in MDSCs