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Table 3 Classification of small molecule target therapy (‐ibs), intracellular target, and side effects

From: Review of cancer therapies for the perioperative physician

Small molecule

End with name

Target

Target action

Side effect

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

‐tinib over 50 FDA approved

EGFR, VEGFR, PDGFR, FGFR, SCGFR, ALK, ERBB2, ITK, LCK, BTK, CDK

Inhibit cell function, growth factors, proliferation, angiogenesis

High blood pressure, bleeding, thrombosis, periorbital edema, cardiomyopathy

Proteasome inhibitors

‐zomib Bortezomib (Velada)

Carfilzomib (Kyprolis)

Ixazomib (Ninlaro)

Proteasome

Apoptosis‐cell death

Pancytopenia, peripheral neuropathy, diarrhea

Cyclin‐dependent inhibitors (CDK)

‐ciclib Abemaciclib (Verzenio)

Palbociclib (Ibrance)

Ribociclib (Kisqali)

CDK4/6‐HER2

DNA synthesis‐cell death

Bone marrow suppression

Poly‐ADP‐ribosome polymerase inhibitors (PARP)

‐parib Olaparib (Lynparza)

Niraparib (Zejula)

Rucaparib (Rubraca)

Talazoparib (Talzenna)

PARP‐BRACA1, BRACA2

Inhibits DNA repair‐cell death

Bone marrow suppression, MDS, AML, HTN, hypertensive crisis

  1. EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor, VEGFR Vasoendothelial growth factor receptor, PDGFR Platelet‐derived growth factor receptor, FGFR Fibroblast growth factor, SCGFR Stem cell growth factor, ALK Anaplastic lymphoma kinase, ERBB2 Breast cancer, ITK Interleukin‐2 receptor, LCK Leukocyte-specific protein kinase, BTK Bruton‐B-cell‐specific kinase, CDK Cyclic-dependent kinase, HER2 Breast cancer receptor, BRACA1, BRACA2 Breast cancer gene, MDS Myelodysplastic syndrome, AML Acute myeloid leukemia, HTN Hypertension