AIMS The treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) involves wide local excision with frequent need for reconstructive surgery. A t(17;22) translocation resulting in COL1A1-PDGFB fusion is present in >95% of cases. Certain patient observations and a report on nine patients suggest that imatinib mesylate, targeting platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta, has clinical potential in ...

The purpose of this study was to perform a Phase I trial of raltitrexed, a selective inhibitor of thymidylate synthase, and to determine the pharmacokinetic and toxicity profiles as a function of raltitrexed dose. Fifty patients with advanced solid tumors and good performance status were treated with raltitrexed as a 15-min i.v. infusion every 3 weeks, at doses escalating from 0.6 to 4.5 mg/m2....

OBJECTIVES In HIV-infected persons, a rash is the most common manifestation of drug hypersensitivity reactions. Non-nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors are a major cause of cutaneous reactions. While the characteristics of nevirapine-associated cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADRs) have been well described, there are limited data on efavirenz-associated CADRs. The objective of this s...

Background. Piperacillin/tazobactam is an ureidopenicillin (piperacillin) combined with a ß-lactamase inhibitor (tazobactam). We have noted an increased rate of suspected piperacillin/tazobactam-related adverse drug events (ADEs) compared to other antibiotics in patients on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT). We sought to compare ADEs in patients who received piperacillin/tazoba...

OBJECTIVE This comparative cross sectional study was conducted in a teaching hospital in Mumbai during the monsoon of 2014.A significant number of dengue and malaria co-infection cases, along with dengue, malaria and other infective causes of acute febrile illnesses were noted. The objective of the present study was to understand the interplay of both infections. Since the first such reported c...

PURPOSE Heat shock protein (Hsp) 90 inhibition affects the Raf kinase signaling pathway and could enhance antitumor effects of sorafenib, a Raf kinase inhibitor. The combination of sorafenib and tanespimycin [17-allyl-amino-geldanamycin (17-AAG); NSC 330507/KOS-953] was evaluated in a phase I trial with the primary objective of defining a phase II dose. PATIENTS AND METHODS The dose cohorts c...

BACKGROUND Dengue fever (DF) has become a significant resurgent tropical disease in the past 20 years all over the globe. The recent outbreak in West Bengal has once again underlined our failure in vector control and prevention. Our study outlines the clinical spectrum as well as the geographical expansion of the disease beyond urban confines. MATERIAL AND METHODS All patients with acute febr...

Hereditary hemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive disorder that disrupts the body's regulation of iron. It is the most common genetic disease in whites. Men have a 24-fold increased rate of iron-overload disease compared with women. Persons who are homozygous for the HFE gene mutation C282Y comprise 85 to 90 percent of phenotypically affected persons. End-organ damage or clinical manifestati...

INTRODUCTION Erlotinib is a FDA approved small molecule inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor and dovitinib is a novel small molecule inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor. This phase 1 trial was conducted to characterize the safety and determine the maximum tolerated dose of erlotinib plus dovitinib in patients with previously treated met...

Introduction Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 15% of all lung cancers and is characterized by high response rates to cytotoxic chemotherapy and equally high rates of relapse. Many resistance mechanisms have been proposed including resistance to doxorubicin via induction of a heat shock response. Ganetespib is a novel and potent non-geldanamycin heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor....