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o Immunosuppressive therapy is used in :<br />

Immunosuppressive therapy<br />

Treatment of autoimmune diseases.<br />

Prevention & ttt of rejection of organ transplants.<br />

Treatment of cancers.<br />

o The most common agents used include<br />

Corticosteroids<br />

Immunosuppressive action<br />

Anti-inflammatory action<br />

Cytotoxic drugs Alkaylating agents Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan).<br />

Platinum compounds.<br />

Anti-metabolites<br />

Methotrexate (anti-folate)<br />

Azathioprine (anti-purine).<br />

Newer cytotoxic drug Mycophenolate mofetil (cellcept)<br />

Cytotoxic antibiotics e.g<br />

vincristine, cisplatin,bleomycin,doxorubicin<br />

Calcineurin inhibitors<br />

Ciclosporin (Neoral ,Sandimmune).<br />

Tacrolimus (Prograf).<br />

Therapeutic antibodies Monoclonal e.g Cetuximab (Erbitux) in ca-colon<br />

Bevacizumab (Avastin)<br />

Trastuzumab (Herceptin) in ca-breast<br />

Rituximab (anti CD2O)<br />

Basiliximab (simulect) anti CD25<br />

Daclizumab (zenapax) anti CD25<br />

Alemtozumab anti CD52<br />

OKT3 (ttt of rejection,induction of<br />

Immune suppression).<br />

Anti TNF-α (infleximab , etanarcept)<br />

Polyclonal e.g Thymoglobuline (Atgam) ttt of<br />

transplant rejection<br />

Others (interferone,opioids)<br />

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