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Pharmacology Chemotherapy 21153c9b

Proteasome inhibition is seen with

A
Fludarabine
B
Thioguanine
C
Boezomib
D
Rivaroxiban
High-Yield Explanation
It is a proteasome inhibitor - an anticancer drugBoezomib was first approved for use in relapsing or refractory multiple myeloma and is now widely used in the first-line treatment of multiple myeloma. This agent is thought to exe its main cytotoxic effects through inhibition of the 26 S proteasome, which results in down-regulation of the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) signaling pathway. Of note,inhibition of NF-kB has been shown to restore chemosensitivity.Ref: Sharma and Sharma 3rd ed/pg 871; Katzung; 13th edition; Page no: 971

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