Clinical utility of targeted treatments in the management of epithelial ovarian cancer

Biologics: Targets and Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 233-244

  Twu, Cheryl ^a   Han, Ernest S ^b  

^a ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Folate inhibitors; Polyadenosine ribose pathway inhibitors

Indexed keywords

8 [4 (1 AMINOCYCLOBUTYL)PHENYL] 9 PHENYL 1,2,4 TRIAZOLO[3,4 F][1,6]NAPHTHYRIDIN 3(2H) ONE; AFLIBERCEPT; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; CARBOPLATIN; CEDIRANIB; CETUXIMAB; CISPLATIN; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; ENZASTAURIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; ERLOTINIB; FARLETUZUMAB; GEFITINIB; GEMCITABINE; IMATINIB; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; OLAPARIB; PACLITAXEL; PEMETREXED; PERTUZUMAB; PLACEBO; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; SORAFENIB; SUNITINIB; TEMSIROLIMUS; TOPOTECAN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

BLOOD TOXICITY; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARDIOTOXICITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LUNG TOXICITY; MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; OVARY CARCINOMA; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84866764407     PISSN: 11775475     EISSN: 11775491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/BTT.S29356     Document Type: Review

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