Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
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Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. · Jan 2014
A phase 1b clinical trial of the multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor lenvatinib (E7080) in combination with everolimus for treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Lenvatinib is an oral multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor of VEGFR1-3, FGFR1-4, PDGFRβ, RET, and KIT. Everolimus is an oral mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor approved for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This phase 1b study assessed safety, maximum tolerated dose (MTD), and preliminary antitumor activity of lenvatinib plus everolimus in metastatic RCC (mRCC) patients. ⋯ Lenvatinib 18 mg combined with everolimus 5 mg was associated with manageable toxicity consistent with individual agents and no new safety signals. Observed activity warrants further evaluation of the combination in advanced RCC patients.
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Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. · Jan 2014
Toll-like receptor signaling regulates cisplatin-induced mechanical allodynia in mice.
Cisplatin-treated mice develop a persistent pain state and a condition wherein otherwise innocuous tactile stimuli evoke pain behavior, e.g., tactile allodynia. The allodynia is associated with an up-regulation of activation transcription factor 3 (ATF3) in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG), a factor, which is activated by Toll-like receptors (TLRs). Accordingly, we sought to examine the role of the TLR signaling cascade on allodynia, weight, and changes in DRG ATF3 in cisplatin-treated mice. ⋯ Cisplatin evoked a persistent allodynia and DRG ATF3 expression in WT mice, but these effects were reduced in mice with TLR signaling deficiency. TLR signaling may thus be involved in the mechanisms leading to the cisplatin polyneuropathy.