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==== Monoclonal antibodies====
==== Monoclonal antibodies====
ATC/DDD group [http://www.whocc.no/atcddd/indexdatabase/index.php?query=L01XC L01XC].
ATC/DDD group [http://www.whocc.no/atcddd/indexdatabase/index.php?query=L01XC L01XC]. Examples include:
;[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=protein&term=NP_005219 EGRF]
* [Panitumumab] is an "antibody that blocks receptors for epidermal growth factor; approved for advanced [[colorectal cancer|colon cancer]]".<ref>{{MeSH|Panitumumab [Substance Name]}}</ref>
 
;[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=protein&term=NP_002345 EpCAM]
* [Edrecolomab] ("anticolorectal carcinoma antibody for treatment of advanced [[colorectal cancer|colorectal carcinoma]]".<ref>{{MeSH|edrecolomab [Substance Name]}}</ref>
 
;[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=protein&term=BAE15960 ERBB2]
* [Trastuzumab] is a "HER2 antibody that lengthens remission time in metastatic [[breast cancer]]."<ref>{{MeSH|Trastuzumab [Substance Name]}}</ref>
 
;[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=protein&term=NM_000732 CD3] and [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=protein&term=NP_002345 EpCAM]
* [Catumaxomab] is a "".<ref>{{MeSH|Catumaxomab [Substance Name]}}</ref>
 
;[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=protein&term=NP_690605 MS4A1] (CD20 antigen)
* [Rituximab] is a "genetically engineered anti-CD20 antibody for the treatment of B-cell lymphoma".<ref>{{MeSH|Rituximab [Substance Name]}}</ref>
 
;[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=protein&term=SIGLEC3 SIGLEC3] (CD33)
* [Gemtuzumab] is an "anti-CD33 antibody calicheamicin conjugate".<ref>{{MeSH|Gemtuzumab [Substance Name]}}</ref>
 
;[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=protein&term=CAI15846 CD52 molecule]
* [Alemtuzumab] is a "a therapeutic antibody directed against the CDw52 antigen expressed by the lymphocytes and has proven lytic abilities both in vitro and in vivo; has been sequenced".<ref>{{MeSH|Alemtuzumab [Substance Name]}}</ref>
 
;[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=protein&term=NP_001020537 VEGFA]
* [Bevacizumab] is an "anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody consisting of humanized murine antibody with antigen-binding, complementary-determining regions from murine VEGF".<ref>{{MeSH|Bevacizumab [Substance Name]}}</ref>


==== Sensitizers used in photodynamic/radiation therapy====
==== Sensitizers used in photodynamic/radiation therapy====

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In medicine, antineoplastic agents are "substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of neoplasms".[1] Generally, antineoplastic agents are for treating malignant neoplasms such as cancers and sarcomas.

Classification

This classification is based on World Health Organization's Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology.[2]

Alkylating agents

ATC/DDD group L01A. Alkylating antineoplastic agents are a "class of drugs that differs from other alkylating agents used clinically in that they are monofunctional and thus unable to cross-link cellular macromolecules. Among their common properties are a requirement for metabolic activation to intermediates with antitumor efficacy and the presence in their chemical structures of N-methyl groups, that after metabolism, can covalently modify cellular DNA. The precise mechanisms by which each of these drugs acts to kill tumor cells are not completely understood."[3]

Nitrogen mustard analogues

ATC/DDD group L01AA.

Alkyl sulfonates

ATC/DDD group L01AB.

Ethylene imines

ATC/DDD group L01AC.

Nitrosoureas

ATC/DDD group L01AD.

Epoxides

ATC/DDD group L01AG.

Other alkylating agents

ATC/DDD group L01AX.

Antimetabolites

ATC/DDD group L01B. Antineoplastic antimetabolites are "antimetabolites that are useful in cancer chemotherapy."[4]

Folic acid analogues

ATC/DDD group L01BA.

Purine analogues

ATC/DDD group L01BB.

Pyrimidine analogues

ATC/DDD group L01BC.

Plant alkaloids and other natural products

ATC/DDD group L01C.

Vinca alkaloids and analogues

ATC/DDD group L01CA.

Podophyllotoxin derivatives

ATC/DDD group L01CB.

Colchicine derivatives

ATC/DDD group L01CC.

Taxanes

ATC/DDD group L01CD.

Other plant alkaloids and natural products

ATC/DDD group L01CX.

Cytotoxic antibiotics and related substances

ATC/DDD group L01D.

Actinomycines

ATC/DDD group L01DA.

Anthracyclines and related substances

ATC/DDD group L01DB.

Other cytotoxic antibiotics

ATC/DDD group L01DC.

Other antineoplastic agents

ATC/DDD group L01X.

Platinum compounds

ATC/DDD group L01XA.

Methylhydrazines

ATC/DDD group L01XB.

Monoclonal antibodies

ATC/DDD group L01XC. Examples include:

EGRF
  • [Panitumumab] is an "antibody that blocks receptors for epidermal growth factor; approved for advanced colon cancer".[5]
EpCAM
ERBB2
  • [Trastuzumab] is a "HER2 antibody that lengthens remission time in metastatic breast cancer."[7]
CD3 and EpCAM
  • [Catumaxomab] is a "".[8]
MS4A1 (CD20 antigen)
  • [Rituximab] is a "genetically engineered anti-CD20 antibody for the treatment of B-cell lymphoma".[9]
SIGLEC3 (CD33)
  • [Gemtuzumab] is an "anti-CD33 antibody calicheamicin conjugate".[10]
CD52 molecule
  • [Alemtuzumab] is a "a therapeutic antibody directed against the CDw52 antigen expressed by the lymphocytes and has proven lytic abilities both in vitro and in vivo; has been sequenced".[11]
VEGFA
  • [Bevacizumab] is an "anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody consisting of humanized murine antibody with antigen-binding, complementary-determining regions from murine VEGF".[12]

Sensitizers used in photodynamic/radiation therapy

ATC/DDD group L01XD.

Protein kinase inhibitors

ATC/DDD group L01XE. Examples include matinib, gefitinib, erlotinib, sunitinib, sorafenib, dasatinib, lapatinib, nilotinib, and temsirolimus.

References