Sporadic venous malformations are genetic conditions primarily caused by somatic gain-of-function mutation of PIK3CA or tek,an endothelial transmembrane receptor signaling through *** malformations are associated with...
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Sporadic venous malformations are genetic conditions primarily caused by somatic gain-of-function mutation of PIK3CA or tek,an endothelial transmembrane receptor signaling through *** malformations are associated with pain,bleedings,thrombosis,pulmonary embolism,esthetic deformities and,in severe cases,life-threatening *** authorized medical treatment exists for patients with venous ***,we created a genetic mouse model of PIK3CA-related capillary venous malformations that replicates patient *** showed that these malformations only partially signal through AKT *** compared the efficacy of different drugs,including rapamycin,a mTORC1 inhibitor,miransertib,an AKT inhibitor and alpelisib,a PI3Kαinhibitor at improving the lesions seen in the mouse *** demonstrated the effectiveness of alpelisib in preventing vascular malformations’occurrence,improving the already established ones,and prolonging *** these findings,we were authorized to treat 25 patients with alpelisib,including 7 children displaying PIK3CA(n=16)or tek(n=9)-related capillary venous malformations resistant to usual therapies including sirolimus,debulking surgical procedures or percutaneous *** assessed the volume of vascular malformations using magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)for each *** demonstrated improvement in all 25 *** malformations previously considered intractable were reduced and clinical symptoms were *** showed a decrease of 33.4%and 27.8%in the median volume of PIK3CA and tek malformations respectively,over 6 months on *** conclusion,this study supports PI3Kαinhibition as a promising therapeutic strategy in patients with PIK3CA or tek-related capillary venous malformations.
Cancer is one of the biggest healthcare concerns in our century,a disease whose treatment has become even more difficult following reports of drug-resistant *** this happens,chemotherapy treatments fail or decrease in...
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Cancer is one of the biggest healthcare concerns in our century,a disease whose treatment has become even more difficult following reports of drug-resistant *** this happens,chemotherapy treatments fail or decrease in efficiency,leading to catastrophic consequences to the *** discovery,along with the fact that drug resistance limits the efficacy of current treatments,has led to a new wave of discovery for new methods of *** use of nanomedicine has been widely studied in current years as a way to effectively fight drug resistance in *** in the area of cancer nanotechnology over the past decades has led to tremendous advancement in the synthesis of tailored nanoparticles with targeting ligands that can successfully attach to chemotherapy-resistant cancer by preferentially accumulating within the tumor region through means of active and passive ***,these approaches can reduce the off-target accumulation of their payload and lead to reduced cytotoxicity and better *** review explores some categories of nanocarriers that have been used in the treatment of drug-resistant cancers,including polymeric,viral,lipid-based,metal-based,carbon-based,and magnetic nanocarriers,opening the door for an exciting field of discovery that holds tremendous promise in the treatment of these tumors.
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