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There was a drug called Rapamycin discussed in this Radiolab episode https://radiolab.org/podcast/dirty-drug-and-ice-cream-tub https://radiolab.org/podcast/dirt
by youssefabdelm 3y ago
There was a drug called Rapamycin discussed in this Radiolab episode https://radiolab.org/podcast/dirty-drug-and-ice-cream-tub https://radiolab.org/podcast/dirty-drug-and-ice-cream-tub
The drug supposedly helped delay the doctor's cancer and extend his lifespan until he stopped taking it, then it came back "with a vengeance" and he passed away. He wanted to stop taking it to verify whether it was actually working or not.
I wonder if it might help this person? He might have to be on it for life though.
Don't take my word for it though, this is FAR from my field of expertise.
- adamredwoods 3y agoThis is an mTOR inhibitor, I believe there are others already in clinical trials. I know PIK3 inhibitors are used to block some cancers. Most inhibitors stop cancer for "a while" but cancer cells have the ability to circumvent pathway disruptions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirolimus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirolimus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTOR_inhibitors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTOR_inhibitors
- xk_id 3y agoPI3K inhibitors only work if the tumour tests positive for that special mutation.