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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Cleveland Clinic Foundation: Transplantation, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine: Transplantation, San Francisco, California, United States
University of Alabama School of Medicine: Transplantation, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Service de transplantation, néphrologie et immunologie clinique, Hôpital Edouard Herriot (HCL), Lyon, France
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise, Boise, Idaho, United States
Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur, Decatur, Illinois, United States
HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Chandler Regional Medical Center, Chandler, Arizona, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Brussels - UNIV Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center, Goodyear, Arizona, United States
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