Personalizing chemotherapy dosing using pharmacological methods

JN Patel, A Papachristos - Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Given the toxic nature and narrow therapeutic index of traditional
chemotherapeutics, better methods of dose and therapy selection are critical …

Pharmacogenomic progress in individualized dosing of key drugs for cancer patients

CM Walko, H McLeod - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2009 - nature.com
Determining the correct dosage for the majority of traditional chemotherapeutic agents
presents a challenge because most drugs have a narrow therapeutic index, which results in …

Dose optimization in oncology drug development: the emerging role of pharmacogenomics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics

A Papachristos, J Patel, M Vasileiou, GP Patrinos - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Accelerated clinical development of anticancer drugs is crucial to ensure
patients' access to the most safe and effective treatments. At the same time, the development …

Pharmacogenomics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics in the era of targeted therapies

E Calvo, C Walko, EC Dees… - American Society of …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
The complex nature of the pharmacologic aspects of cancer therapeutics has become more
apparent in the past several years with the arrival of a cascade of target-based agents and …

Clinical practice guidelines for translating pharmacogenomic knowledge to bedside. Focus on anticancer drugs

JAG Agúndez, G Esguevillas, G Amo… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The development of clinical practice recommendations or guidelines for the clinical use of
pharmacogenomics data is an essential issue for improving drug therapy, particularly for …

Towards rational cancer therapeutics: optimizing dosing, delivery, scheduling, and combinations

F Ferrer, R Fanciullino, G Milano… - Clinical Pharmacology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The current trend to personalize anticancer therapies mostly relies on selecting the best
drug or combination of drugs to achieve optimal efficacy in patients. In addition to the …

Pharmacogenomics in oncology care

KK Filipski, LE Mechanic, R Long… - Frontiers in genetics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Cancer pharmacogenomics have contributed a number of important discoveries to current
cancer treatment, changing the paradigm of treatment decisions. Both somatic and germline …

Pharmacological profile and pharmacogenomics of anti-cancer drugs used for targeted therapy

R Di Francia, A De Monaco, M Saggese… - Current Cancer Drug …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Drugs for targeted therapies are primarily Small Molecules Inhibitors (SMIs),
monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), interfering RNA molecules and microRNA. The use of these …

Optimizing dosing of oncology drugs

L Minasian, O Rosen, D Auclair… - Clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this article is to acknowledge the challenges in optimizing the dosing of
oncology drugs and to propose potential approaches to address these challenges in order …

Cancer pharmacogenomics, challenges in implementation, and patient-focused perspectives

JN Patel - Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer pharmacogenomics is an evolving landscape and has the potential to significantly
impact cancer care and precision medicine. Harnessing and understanding the genetic …