Re: Sporanox may help fight cancer - Stanford Univ

[Guest guest]

did you see where they are doing studies, useing the herpies virus to inject

into melenoma<spelling cancer to get the immune system trained to attack the

melenoma? pretty interesting.

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> http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63B64L20100412

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> Itraconazole is marketed under the brand name Sporanox by

> & subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica, mostly

> for treating a fungal infection called aspergillus.

>

> The drug affects a so-called cascade of effects through a

> molecular pathway called Hedgehog, the researchers reported.

>

> The researchers at Stanford University in California were looking

> for potential cancer drugs. They know that the Hedgehog

> pathway is involved in the development of cancer, so they looked

> for drugs that interfere with it.

>

> " There is a fairly broad range of tumors in which this molecular

> cascade, called the Hedgehog pathway, plays an important role, "

> Stanford's Philip Beachy, who worked on the study, said in a

> statement.

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> Carl Grimes

> Healthy Habitats LLC

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[Guest guest]

I believe this is true and Lamisil as well. I think it saved me from getting

cancer in a school where there staggering amounts of cancer.

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> http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63B64L20100412

>

> Itraconazole is marketed under the brand name Sporanox by

> & subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica, mostly

> for treating a fungal infection called aspergillus.

>

> The drug affects a so-called cascade of effects through a

> molecular pathway called Hedgehog, the researchers reported.

>

> The researchers at Stanford University in California were looking

> for potential cancer drugs. They know that the Hedgehog

> pathway is involved in the development of cancer, so they looked

> for drugs that interfere with it.

>

> " There is a fairly broad range of tumors in which this molecular

> cascade, called the Hedgehog pathway, plays an important role, "

> Stanford's Philip Beachy, who worked on the study, said in a

> statement.

>

> Carl Grimes

> Healthy Habitats LLC

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I was taking Sporanox and it worked great but the cost was for a one month

supply is around $900, needless to say after 2 months I could no longer afford

it.

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> http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63B64L20100412

>

> Itraconazole is marketed under the brand name Sporanox by

> & subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica, mostly

> for treating a fungal infection called aspergillus.

>

[Guest guest]

Like with all drugs, there is the potential of having serious, or fatal side

effects (read the following warning). Regular blood tests, and close monitoring,

and medical attention to any new symptoms, should be taken.

Joe

Sporanox Side Effects Lawsuits

Sporanox (itraconazole), is an oral drug used to treat four types of serious

fungal infection, each affecting different regions of the body: Blastomycosis

(lungs, bones, and skin), Histoplasmosis (lungs, heart, and blood),

Aspergillosis (lungs, ear canal, and other organs), Onychomycosis (the nails).

Sporanox oral solution is used to treat fungal infection of the mouth

(candidiasis), throat, and esophagus, and for other fungal infections in people

with weakened immunity.

Along with the anti-fungal agent Lamisil (terbinafine hydrochloride), Sporanox

has been linked with liver injury and congestive heart failure in recent

clinical studies. In response to these findings, the Food and Drug

Administration has required that labels for both prescription drugs carry

stronger warnings about their potential health risk. The warnings do not apply

to the cream or solution versions of Lamisil.

FDA studies of Sporanox found that the drug appears in some instances to weaken

the force of the heart's contractions. This effect was seen in tests involving

healthy human volunteers, abating once treatment was discontinued. After

learning of this effect, the FDA reviewed reports of complications in patients

who used Sporanox.

Its findings concluded that Sporanox caused or contributed to 58 of 94 cases of

congestive heart failure since September 1992. Of the 58, Sporanox was being

used to treat onychomycosis in over two dozen. Of the 58, 28 patients were

hospitalized and 13 died. However, the causal relationship between the 13 deaths

and Sporanox is still unclear because ten of those who died had other serious

health issues.

The FDA also said it found cases of liver failure possibly associated with both

Sporanox and Lamisil. 16 possible Lamisil-associated cases including 11 deaths

and 24 cases of liver failure possibly associated with Sporanox, also including

11 deaths.

The FDA has advised doctors, that because of the possibility of serious liver

problems, they should use laboratory analysis to confirm the diagnosis of a

fungal infection before prescribing either Sporanox or Lamisil tablets.

Physicians are also being sent letters advising them of the new warnings by the

manufacturers of the drugs.

Link to above web page:

http://www.personal-injury-lawyer-referral.com/pages/sporonax.html

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> http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63B64L20100412

>

> Itraconazole is marketed under the brand name Sporanox by

> & subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica, mostly

> for treating a fungal infection called aspergillus.

>

> The drug affects a so-called cascade of effects through a

> molecular pathway called Hedgehog, the researchers reported.

>

> The researchers at Stanford University in California were looking

> for potential cancer drugs. They know that the Hedgehog

> pathway is involved in the development of cancer, so they looked

> for drugs that interfere with it.

>

> " There is a fairly broad range of tumors in which this molecular

> cascade, called the Hedgehog pathway, plays an important role, "

> Stanford's Philip Beachy, who worked on the study, said in a

> statement.

>

> Carl Grimes

> Healthy Habitats LLC