Etymology for the word “mesothelioma”
The approximate etymology for mesothelioma is:
Meso – middle
Theli (thele) – chest
Oma – “to take root” but is now used to describe tumors
~ Archive for June, 2008 ~
Kinase inhibitor development continues.
Kinase inhibitors attack tumor growth by shutting down the enzymes that phospylate proteins. This disrupts the signal transduction between cancer cells and don’t allow tumors to take hold. At least, that’s the idea.
Scientists have been interested in kinase inhibitors for over a decade now and several are in on the market or close to it (in clinical trials.) These include dasatinib, bosutinib, nilotinib, and vandetanib. So far, these are not miracle drugs by any means, but they are finding use among oncologists.
