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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies layout 1

what targeted therapies aim to do

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies layout 2

oncogenes

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies layout 3

tumour suprressor genes

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies layout 4

examples of successes of this approach

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies questions 1 what targeted therapies aim to do

what do targeted therapies aim to exploit

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies questions 2 what targeted therapies aim to do

where do most adult malignant tumours come from

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies questions 3 what targeted therapies aim to do

what is this concept known as

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies what targeted therapies aim to do what do targeted therapies aim to exploit

the underlying molecular pathogenesis of a tumour.

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies what targeted therapies aim to do where do most adult malignant tumours come from

the accumulation of sequential mutations in specific oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies what targeted therapies aim to do what is this concept known as

Vogelstein’s multi-step model.

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies what targeted therapies aim to do full sentence 1

Targeted therapies aim to exploit the underlying molecular pathogenesis of a tumour.

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies what targeted therapies aim to do full sentence 2

Most adult malignant tumours arise from the accumulation of sequential mutations in specific oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies what targeted therapies aim to do full sentence 3

a concept known as Vogelstein’s multi-step model.

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies oncogenes questions 1

what are they activated by

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies oncogenes questions 2

example

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies oncogenes questions 3

what do they provide

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies oncogenes what are they activated by

"hotspot" gain-of-function mutations,

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies oncogenes example

PIK3CA or EZH2,

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies oncogenes what do they provide

which provide a selective growth advantage to the cell

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies oncogenes full sentence 1

These are activated by "hotspot" gain-of-function mutations, such as PIK3CA or EZH2, which provide a selective growth advantage to the cell

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies Tumour Suppressor Genes:  questions 1

what do they require to lose function

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies Tumour Suppressor Genes:  questions 2

what is this two hits to lose function known as

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies Tumour Suppressor Genes:  questions 3

examples

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies Tumour Suppressor Genes:  questions 4

how are they found in the majority of cancers

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies Tumour Suppressor Genes:  what do they require to lose function

These typically require "two hits" to lose function

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies Tumour Suppressor Genes:  what is this two hits to lose function known as

(Knudson’s hypothesis),

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies Tumour Suppressor Genes:  examples

such as TP53 or RB1,

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies Tumour Suppressor Genes:  how are they found in the majority of cancers

which are inactivated in the majority of human cancers

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies Tumour Suppressor Genes:  full sentence 1

These typically require "two hits" to lose function (Knudson’s hypothesis), such as TP53 or RB1, which are inactivated in the majority of human cancers

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach questions1

what do successes of this approach include

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach questions2

imatinib other name

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach questions3

what is imatinib or gleevec used to target

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach questions4

what is the other name for trastuzumab

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what is trastuzumab or herceptin used for

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach what do successes of this approach include

the use of Imatinib (Gleevec) and Trastuzumab (Herceptin)

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach imatinib other name

(Gleevec)

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach what is imatinib or gleevec used to target

to target the BCR-ABL translocation in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach what is the other name for trastuzumab

(Herceptin)

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach what is trastuzumab or herceptin used for

for patients with HER2 amplification in breast cancer.

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach CML

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

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The Impact of Cancer Genetics on Targeted Therapies examples of successes of this approach FULL SENTENCE 1

Successes of this approach include the use of Imatinib (Gleevec) to target the BCR-ABL translocation in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) and Trastuzumab (Herceptin) for patients with HER2 amplification in breast cance