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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy affecting women of reproductive age and is characterized by hyperandrogenism, anovulation and insulin resistance (IR).1 Women with PCOS have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), dyslipidaemia, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.2,3 IR and hyperandrogenism are closely intertwined in the pathogenesis of PCOS. The current standard of […]

The Use of Sorafenib in Thyroid Cancer

Aneta L Zygulska, Krzysztof Krzemieniecki, Anna Sowa-Staszczak
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Published Online: Mar 25th 2013
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There are not effective therapies for metastatic unresectable, non-radioactive iodine (RAI)-avid thyroid carcinomas. Fortunately, thyroid carcinomas represent a promising paradigm for targeted therapy due to the presence of activating mutations of genes coding the kinase
tyrosines that are involved in all functions of cancer cells (such as growth or invasion). In this paper, an efficacy and toxicity of sorafenib, one of the multi-kinase inhibitors in thyroid carcinomas treatment, is presented.

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There are not effective therapies for metastatic unresectable, non-radioactive iodine (RAI)-avid thyroid carcinomas. Fortunately, thyroid carcinomas represent a promising paradigm for targeted therapy due to the presence of activating mutations of genes coding the kinase
tyrosines that are involved in all functions of cancer cells (such as growth or invasion). In this paper, an efficacy and toxicity of sorafenib, one of the multi-kinase inhibitors in thyroid carcinomas treatment, is presented.

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