Beyond angiogenesis blockade: Targeted therapy for advanced cervical cancer

Journal of Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 249-259

  Eskander, Ramez N ^a   Tewari, Krishnansu S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Recurrent cervical cancer; Targeted therapy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CETUXIMAB; CISPLATIN; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ERLOTINIB; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; GEFITINIB; GELDANAMYCIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; LAPATINIB; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN INHIBITOR; MATUZUMAB; MK 1775; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; NOTCH RECEPTOR; OLAPARIB; PD 0166285; PEMETREXED; TEMSIROLIMUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; VELIPARIB;

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CELL FATE; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; MITOSIS; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; FEMALE; PROCEDURES; SALVAGE THERAPY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; SALVAGE THERAPY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84904670005     PISSN: 20050380     EISSN: 20050399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2014.25.3.249     Document Type: Review

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