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PHL425 assignment
Write mechanism of action of the following anticancer drugs:
a) Paclitaxel
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It interferes with cell mitotic spindle, preventing microtubule disassembly into tubulin
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b) Tamoxifen
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Blocks the binding of estrogen to receptors of estrogen sensitive cancer cells
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c) Imatinib
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Acts by inhibiting tyrosine kinase activity of the protein product of the Bcr-Abl oncogene
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d) Bleomycin
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Acts through binding to DNA, which results in single and double strand breaks following
free radical formation and inhibition of DNA synthesis
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