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adamredwoods
on July 22, 2023
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I am dying of squamous cell carcinoma, and potenti...
This 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/MTOR_inhibitors
xk_id
on July 22, 2023
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PI3K inhibitors only work if the tumour tests positive for that special mutation.
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