Is there a role for tirapazamine in the treatment of cervical cancer?

abstract：:With the progressive ageing of the population, an increasing number of elderly patients are being exposed to multiple drugs because of co-existing morbidity states requiring pharmacological management. However, the knowledge of the effects of ageing on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of individual drugs is f...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Mangoni AA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Various trials have attempted to develop gene expression profiles (GEPs) that may provide a better predictor of clinical outcome over traditional clinicopathological criteria. AREAS COVERED:The review focuses on two main areas: trials examining chemotherapy-induced GEP changes pre- and post-treatment, and...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Tan SH,Lee SC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:First- and second-generation epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs), such as gefitinib, erlotinib, icotinib, and afatinib are the standard-of-care for first-line therapy of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring activating EGFR mutations. Unfortunately, after initial ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Rossi A,Muscarella LA,Di Micco C,Carbonelli C,D'alessandro V,Notarangelo S,Palomba G,Sanpaolo G,Taurchini M,Graziano P,Maiello E

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Piperine has various pharmacological effects and can modulate the functional activity of metabolic enzymes and drug transporters. Consequently, there is a great interest in the application of piperine as an alternative medicine or bioavailability enhancer. Areas covered: This review deals with the effects ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Lee SH,Kim HY,Back SY,Han HK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Golimumab is a human anti-TNF monoclonal antibody that was derived from human antibody-transgenic mice. Golimumab demonstrated meaningful clinical benefit and tolerable safety in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were methotrexate (MTX)-naïve, or who inadequately responded to MTX or who ha...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Tanaka Y,Senoo A,Fujii H,Baker D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of drug-metabolising enzymes is affected by many endogenous and exogenous factors, including sex, age, diet and exposure to xenobiotics and drugs. To understand fully how the organism metabolises a drug, these alterations in gene expression must be taken into account. The central process, the definition...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Podvinec M,Meyer UA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pemphigus is an autoimmune blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes characterized by the development of autoantibodies against the desmosomal proteins, desmoglein-1 and -3. Before the advent of corticosteroids, therapy was almost fatal. The introduction of high-dose corticosteroid therapy has re...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Doukaki S,Pistone G,Aricò M,Bongiorno MR

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Co-medication, gene polymorphisms and co-morbidity are main causes for high variability in expression and function of the CYP3A isoenzymes. Pharmacokinetic variability is a major source of interindividual variability of drug effect and response of CYP3A substrates. While CYP3A genotyping is of limited use,...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Hohmann N,Haefeli WE,Mikus G

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetaminophen (APAP) hepatotoxicity is currently the single most important cause of acute liver failure in the US, and is associated with a significant number of deaths. The toxic response to APAP is triggered by a highly reactive metabolite N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone-imine. Following the hepatocellular initiation events...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Liu ZX,Kaplowitz N

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated serum cholesterol is a known risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease. Circulating cholesterol is a product of both cholesterol absorption from the gut and cellular cholesterol production. Ezetimibe is a novel cholesterol-lowering drug that acts at the brush border of the small intestine. Re...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Sweeney ME,Johnson RR

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Drug-induced cholestasis, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and viral hepatitis are acquired forms of liver disease. Cholestasis is a pathophysiologic state with impaired bile formation and subsequent accumulation of bile salts in hepatocytes. The bile salt export pump (BSEP) (ABCB11) is the key export...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Stieger B,Geier A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a disabling pain condition. Its pathomechanism remains unknown, but a sensitization and neuronal hyperexcitabilty have been suggested. Only symptomatic pharmacological pain management treatment is currently available. AREAS COVERED:The origin of PDN is enigmatic, and t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Tajti J,Szok D,Majláth Z,Csáti A,Petrovics-Balog A,Vécsei L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The onset, intensity and duration of therapeutic response to a compound depend on the intrinsic pharmacological activity of the drug and pharmacokinetic factors related to its absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination that are inherent to the biological system. The process of drug transfer from the site of ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Hurst S,Loi CM,Brodfuehrer J,El-Kattan A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite increasing early detection and treatment of prostate cancer, a subset of patients presents with or develops metastatic disease. Androgen deprivation therapy is effective but resistance eventually develops, resulting in a lethal phenotype known as castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Recentl...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Tsao CK,Liaw B,Yee T,Galsky MD,Oh WK

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has recently become a curable disease with antiviral therapy. The knowledge of drug interactions using direct-acting antivirals (DAA) may permit maximizing antiviral efficacy and avoiding drug-related toxicities. Ageing in the chronic hepatitis C population, along ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Soriano V,Labarga P,Barreiro P,Fernandez-Montero JV,de Mendoza C,Esposito I,Benítez-Gutiérrez L,Peña JM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The pharmacokinetic properties of anti-infective drugs are a determinant part of treatment success. Pathogen replication is inhibited if adequate drug levels are achieved in target sites, whereas excessive drug concentrations linked to toxicity are to be avoided. Anti-infective distribution can be predicte...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Moss DM,Marzolini C,Rajoli RK,Siccardi M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Drug-disease interactions include the impact of a drug and a particular disease condition on each other. However, the current practice in addressing drug-disease interaction is unbalanced and mostly limited to how the drug worsens the disease or health condition. AREAS COVERED:Aspirin and gastric ulcer in...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Nwose EU,Yee KC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The inclusion of pharmacogenetics alongside clinical information in anticoagulant therapy offers the opportunity for a tailored approach to treatment according to individual patient characteristics. Areas covered: Literature was searched using PubMed database, focusing on pharmacogenetics of oral anticoa...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Kampouraki E,Kamali F

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) encodes the pore-forming alpha-subunit of a voltage-gated potassium (K(+)) channel. A variety of unrelated compounds reduce K(+ )current in the heart by blocking the pore or disrupting trafficking of the hERG channel to the membrane surface. This induces a syndrome known as ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Stansfeld PJ,Sutcliffe MJ,Mitcheson JS

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Idiosyncratic drug-induced agranulocytosis (IDIAG) is a life-threatening adverse reaction characterized by an absolute neutrophil count < 500 cells/μl of blood. It shares many of the characteristics of other idiosyncratic drug reactions (IDRs), and this presumably reflects mechanistic similarities. AREAS ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Johnston A,Uetrecht J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The second-line treatment of endometriosis-related pain symptoms includes injectable depot formulations of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GnRH-as). These drugs improve the symptomatology by inducing a hypoestrogenic status and a consequent regression of endometriotic implants. However, GnRH-a may ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Della Corte L,Barra F,Mercorio A,Evangelisti G,Rapisarda AMC,Ferrero S,Bifulco G,Giampaolino P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although naturally occurring peptides have been widely used as drugs, their rapid in vivo degradation by proteolysis and their interactions at multiple receptors are part of the reason for the limitation of their clinical applications. AREAS COVERED:This paper reviews peptide-metabolizing enzymes in the b...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Pernot M,Vanderesse R,Frochot C,Guillemin F,Barberi-Heyob M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There have been increasing concerns regarding adverse reactions and toxicity incidents caused by traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), among which the nephrotoxicity is particularly worrying. AREAS COVERED:This review summarizes the ingredients with renal toxicity from some TCMs through searching the rele...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Xu XL,Yang LJ,Jiang JG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Integration of targeted therapy and additional chemotherapy options has improved median overall survival (OS) in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Cetuximab and panitumumab are examples of targeted therapies, specifically against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Th...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Lo L,Patel D,Townsend AR,Price TJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Topotecan was initially approved for the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer. In cervical cancer, it has been investigated for its potential as part of systemic therapy for advanced and/or recurrent disease and in combination with cisplatin and radiation as a first-line treatment for advanced disease. As...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Musa F,Blank S,Muggia F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sepsis remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Despite years of extensive research, effective drugs that inhibit the pro-inflammatory effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and improve outcome when added to conventional sepsis treatments are lacking. Eritoran tetrasodium (E5564) is a promising candidate t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Barochia A,Solomon S,Cui X,Natanson C,Eichacker PQ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Invasive fungal infections remain a leading cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. There are relatively few effective antifungal agents, and currently available agents all have significant limitations. Isavuconazole is a novel second-generation triazole with broad-spectr...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Livermore J,Hope W

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Capecitabine , an oral prodrug of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), is adsorbed in its intact form through the intestine and metabolized to 5-FU in tumour cells. In metastatic breast cancer (MBC), capecitabine is an effective and well-tolerated therapeutic option both in monotherapy and in combination with chemothera...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Daniele G,Gallo M,Piccirillo MC,Giordano P,D'Alessio A,Del Giudice A,La Porta ML,Perrone F,Normanno N,De Luca A

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing recognition within the pharmaceutical industry of the importance of the ADME studies in drug registration. Consequently, there has been a drive in recent times to conduct the ADME studies as early as possible in the development programme. There are, however, regulatory barriers, particularly in ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Lappin G,Garner RC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell disorder that represents the second most frequent hematologic cancer. Although MM is still an incurable disease, prognosis has improved in the last decades thanks to the introduction of novel agents such as proteasome inhibitors (PIs), immunomodulatory drugs, monoclon...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Salvini M,Troia R,Giudice D,Pautasso C,Boccadoro M,Larocca A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00