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What Is The Side Effects Of Monoclonal Antibodies And Different From Chemotherapy?

Why do many chemotherapy patients lose their hair? What are the metabolic targets of chemotherapy agents? How do monoclonal antibodies work in treating cancer? What kinds of side effects are more likely in patients treated with monoclonal antibodies, and why is there a difference in side-effects between monoclonal antibody therapy and traditional chemotherapy?
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
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Hi!
Following are the answers for your questions:
1. Cancer chemotherapeutic drugs not only kill the abnormal proliferating cancer cells but they also inhibit the growth of other cells like hair cells causing hair loss or alopecia which is reversible.

2. The metabolic targets of the chemotherapeutic agents include the Folic acid metabolism, DNA synthesis, etc.

3. Monoclonal antibodies are known to suppress the immunity resulting the infections like reactivation of TB, penumonia, and sometimes lymphomas.

4. Because of the different target the side effects are different as seen with traditional chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies.

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What Is The Side Effects Of Monoclonal Antibodies And Different From Chemotherapy?

Hi! Following are the answers for your questions: 1. Cancer chemotherapeutic drugs not only kill the abnormal proliferating cancer cells but they also inhibit the growth of other cells like hair cells causing hair loss or alopecia which is reversible. 2. The metabolic targets of the chemotherapeutic agents include the Folic acid metabolism, DNA synthesis, etc. 3. Monoclonal antibodies are known to suppress the immunity resulting the infections like reactivation of TB, penumonia, and sometimes lymphomas. 4. Because of the different target the side effects are different as seen with traditional chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies. Regards!