Pilot Study for the Treatment of Cutaneous Neurofibromas in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients Using Topical Sirolimus Gel
Published: 19 August 2022| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/b3ycg7sshg.1
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Mari Wataya-KanedaDescription
In this reports we showed the results of "Pilot Study for the Treatment of Cutaneous Neurofibromas in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients Using Topical Sirolimus Gel." Sirolimus gel might become a promising treatment for cutaneous neurofibromas, a disease with no effective therapies.
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A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, pilot study of 0%, 0.2% and 0.4% sirolimus gels included 18 patients (9 men, 9 women) between 27–68 years of age (median 45 years) who were definitively diagnosed with NF1 according to the diagnostic criteria in Japan and was conducted from March 16, 2016–January 11, 2017.
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Osaka Daigaku
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Clinical Trial, Sirolimus, Mammalian Target of Rapamycin, Neurofibromatosis, Pilot Study, Topical Treatment