For caregivers and their patients, the therapeutic area that is at the forefront of attempts to mitigate exposure to cytotoxic drugs is clinical oncology, a field that continues to rely heavily on
antineoplastics, a class that includes alkylating agents and antimetabolites, to treat a wide range of cancers.
The global cancer market is becoming increasingly competitive, with two therapeutic classes namely
antineoplastics and cytostatic hormonal treatments dominating this sector.
The global cancer market is becoming increasingly competitive, with two therapeutic classes, namely
antineoplastics and cytostatic hormonal treatments, dominating this sector.
1 Sales Forecast for Traditional
Antineoplastics, 2010-2025
Forecast sales of the total
antineoplastics market are estimated at $65.
The paper, titled "A Comparison of Structure-Activity Relationships between Spermidine and Spermine Analogue
Antineoplastics," by Dr.
The project currently involves such modification in the area of
antineoplastics and antibiotics.
Lassus M, Scott D, and Leyland-Jones B: Allergic reactions associated with cremophor containing
antineoplastics.
Also, our study's definition of exposure was broad: in addition to those directly contacting
antineoplastics during their preparation, administration, and cleanup, we counted workers with potential for contact with contaminated work surfaces.
Other new
antineoplastics are the antiandrogen enzalutamide (Xtandi; prostate cancer but could be used for other cancers), the proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib (Kyprolis; multiple myeloma), and the protein synthesis inhibitor omacetaxine (Synribo; leukemia).
Interactions involving anesthesia, the specialist use of multiple antiretrovirals, the specialist use of multiple
antineoplastics or intravenous
antineoplastics, and non-interactions are mostly omitted.
Largely used to treat cancer,
antineoplastics represented the fourth-leading specialty-drug therapy class in 2005.