Improvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia after treatment with the phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor BKM120

UW Geisthoff, HLP Nguyen, D Hess - Annals of hematology, 2014 - Springer
UW Geisthoff, HLP Nguyen, D Hess
Annals of hematology, 2014Springer
Dear Editor, Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, Rendu–Osler–Weber syndrome)
is an inherited vascular dysplasia. Typical signs are mucocutaneous telangiectases,
epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia, and problems due to large visceral vascular
shunts [1]. Little is known about the underlying molecular pathogenetic mechanism;
however, unbalanced angiogenesis involving the transforming growth factor-β and vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathways has been assumed [1] …
Dear Editor, Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, Rendu–Osler–Weber syndrome) is an inherited vascular dysplasia. Typical signs are mucocutaneous telangiectases, epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia, and problems due to large visceral vascular shunts [1]. Little is known about the underlying molecular pathogenetic mechanism; however, unbalanced angiogenesis involving the transforming growth factor-β and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathways has been assumed [1]. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling plays an important role in the vascular system via VEGF signaling [2]. Here, we report about a patient with HHT who showed an impressive response during treatment with the pan-class I PI3K inhibitor BKM120.
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