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extropy

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Mifepristone, good news?
« on: April 06, 2018, 01:29:07 pm »
By chance I've read these two papers about "mifepristone" and vestibular schwannomas. A promising drug? Maybe ..... 

paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-23609-7

review
https://www.masseyeandear.org/news/press-releases/2018/04/mifepristone-may-halt-growth-of-intracranial-tumor-that-causes-hearing-loss

"Their experiments [ at Massachusetts Eye and Ear ] showed that one drug in particular, mifepristone, was most effective. Treatment of vestibular schwannoma cells with mifepristone reduced their proliferation rate by 80 percent."

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extropy (Rome, Italy)
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Re: Mifepristone, good news?
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2018, 02:11:40 pm »
I spoke to Dr. Stankovic- she is going to let ANA know when they begin the patient trials. In the meantime, she gave me a blurb to summarize- it is our current blog post at the top of our home page: www.ANAUSA.org.
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Re: Mifepristone, good news?
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2020, 02:21:53 am »
Hi what is the update on this please? Has Dr Stnkovich provided any more information on the drug trial?
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20 x19x14mm Cystic AN diagnosed Feb 2019. CK.
Mri 2019 shrinking: 18x17x13 mm.
Mri 2020 - no cysts visible stable.
MRI 2021 stable no change
MRI 2022 stable no change.
MRI 2023 Further reduction 12x12x10mm!! Hearing 85%
MRI 2024: No change AN or hearing
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