Desmoid tumor future or investigational therapies

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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]

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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

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