Wilkes Gail M
Oncology Nursing Consultant, Kilauea, HI, USA.
Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2018 Apr-Jun;5(2):137-155. doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_79_17.
Today, personalized cancer therapy with targeted agents has taken center stage, and offers individualized treatment to many. As the mysteries of the genes in a cell's DNA and their specific proteins are defined, advances in the understanding of cancer gene mutations and how cancer evades the immune system have been made. This article provides a basic and simplified understanding of the available (Food and Drug Administration- approved) molecularly and immunologically targeted agents in the USA. Other agents may be available in Asia, and throughout the USA and the world, many more agents are being studied. Nursing implications for drug classes are reviewed.
如今,使用靶向药物的个性化癌症治疗已成为核心,并为许多人提供了个体化治疗。随着细胞DNA中基因及其特定蛋白质的奥秘被揭开,在癌症基因突变以及癌症如何逃避免疫系统的理解方面取得了进展。本文提供了对美国现有(美国食品药品监督管理局批准的)分子靶向和免疫靶向药物的基本且简化的理解。亚洲可能有其他药物,在美国乃至全世界,还有更多药物正在研究中。本文还综述了各类药物的护理注意事项。