Kidney Cancer Guide: Treatment Gleevec

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All Treatments Targeted Therapy Immunotherapy Anti-Angiogenesis Genetic Therapy Chemotherapy Radiotherapy Laser Therapy Surgery Biophosphonates Hormonal Supplements Alternative Other Adjuvant *Treatment Enhancers

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Treatment Name: Gleevec Known as:

Also Known As: Gleevec

Treatment Type: Other Method Status: Unknown

This is the first drug that targets an intracellular signaling molecule in cancer therapy approved by FDA (for chronic myeloid leukemia). STI (Gleevec) stands for Signal Transduction Inhibitor and represents the action of the drug to inhibit enzymes (tyrosine kinase inhibitors) which cause cells to become cancerous and multiply.

Articles related to this Treatment

1 Glivec boosts effects of chemotherapy OncoLink Nov 22, 2002

2 New cancer drug subsidised news.com.au Sep 10, 2002

3 Tyrosine kinase inhibitors show promise as treatment for bone metastases OncoLink Apr 9, 2002

4 Rush is on to develop new wave of cancer drugs CNN.com May 30, 2001

All Treatments

01. Targeted Therapy

02. Immunotherapy

03. Anti-Angiogenesis

04. Genetic Therapy

05. Chemotherapy

06. Radiotherapy

07. Laser Therapy

08. Surgery

09. Biophosphonates

10. Hormonal

11. Supplements

12. Alternative

13. Other

14. Adjuvent

15. *Enhancers

Treatment Name:	Gleevec	Known as: Also Known As:	Gleevec
Treatment Type:	Other Method	Status:	Unknown
This is the first drug that targets an intracellular signaling molecule in cancer therapy approved by FDA (for chronic myeloid leukemia). STI (Gleevec) stands for Signal Transduction Inhibitor and represents the action of the drug to inhibit enzymes (tyrosine kinase inhibitors) which cause cells to become cancerous and multiply.