Everolimus is a derivative of Rapamycin (sirolimus), and works similarly to Rapamycin as an mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) inhibitor. It is currently used as an immunosuppressant to prevent rejection of organ transplants. In a similar fashion to other mTOR inhibitors Everolimus' effect is solely on the mTORC1 protein and not on the mTORC2 protein.
Everolimus is indicated for the treatment of postmenopausal women with advanced hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (advanced HR+ BC) in combination with exemestane, after failure of treatment with letrozole or anastrozole.
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Breast cancer institute of Fudan University Cancer Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Universitaetsklinikum Mannheim, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Dothan Hematology and Oncology, Dothan, Alabama, United States
Mayo Clinic - Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Advent Health Hematology and Oncology, Orlando, Florida, United States
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, Arizona, United States
Research Facility, Zaragoza, Spain
Aarhus Universitetshospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
Hospital Vall D´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario y Politécnico de La Fe, Valence, Spain
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Jin Yang, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Alabama Oncology - Bruno Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Alaska Oncology and Hematology, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
The Dignity Health Cancer Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Novartis Investigative Site, Taipei, Taiwan
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