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===Angiogenesis inhibitors=== | ===Angiogenesis inhibitors=== | ||
*Newer substances that may be able to prevent the growth of tumors by blocking the formation of new blood vessels that feed the tumors are being currently investigated | *Newer substances that may be able to prevent the growth of tumors by blocking the formation of new blood vessels that feed the tumors are being currently investigated | ||
===Chemotherapy agents=== | ===Chemotherapy agents=== | ||
*Researchers are also testing several chemotherapy drugs, or combination of drugs, that could prove to be most effective in treating desmoid tumors to avoid radical management via surgery | *Researchers are also testing several chemotherapy drugs, or combination of drugs, that could prove to be most effective in treating desmoid tumors to avoid radical management via surgery | ||
===Mutations in the gene for beta-catenin=== | ===Mutations in the gene for beta-catenin=== | ||
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*Information on current clinical trials is posted on the Internet at www.clinicaltrials.gov | *Information on current clinical trials is posted on the Internet at www.clinicaltrials.gov | ||
*National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/desmoid-tumor/ | *National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/desmoid-tumor/ | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]
Overview
Future or Investigational therapies
- Following investigational therapies might prove fruitful in future for treatment of desmoid tumors:
Angiogenesis inhibitors
- Newer substances that may be able to prevent the growth of tumors by blocking the formation of new blood vessels that feed the tumors are being currently investigated
Chemotherapy agents
- Researchers are also testing several chemotherapy drugs, or combination of drugs, that could prove to be most effective in treating desmoid tumors to avoid radical management via surgery
Mutations in the gene for beta-catenin
- These mutations have been found to commonly occur in desmoid tumor
- Mutation analysis may soon be used to predict the risk of recurrence and to aid in the design of individual therapies
Source
- Information on current clinical trials is posted on the Internet at www.clinicaltrials.gov
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/desmoid-tumor/