Volume 2 Issue 1

Research

2'-Hydroxychalcones and their Cyclized Derivatives as Cathepsin L Inhibitors

Raghav N1 * and Garg S1

Elevated levels of various cathepsins in cancer and inflammation necessitate exploring their potential inhibitors. Cathepsin L has been a potential drug target in these diseased conditions. In search for novel chemotherapeutic agents with better PDF

Case report

A Novel Technique for Repair of Postoperative Pharyngocutaneous Fistula: A Case Report

Vishwas. D. Pai1* and Sushma. V. Pai2

Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is the most feared complication postlaryngectomy with a reported incidence varying from 3% to 65%. Some of the factors such as prior radiotherapy, poor nutritional status, and preoperative tracheostomy significantly increase the risk of developing a PCF. PDF

Case report

Clear Cell Renal Sarcoma in a 2 Year Old Girl: A Case Report of a Rare Variant with Review of Literature

Sandesh V Parelkar1*, Natasha L Vageriya1 , Beejal V Sanghvi1 , Devdas S Samala1 and Bhupesh Paradkar1

Although Wilms tumor is the most common renal neoplasm in the pediatric population, other rare childhood renal neoplasms should be considered in a pediatric patient presenting with an abdominal mass. CCSK represents one of the most common tumors with "unfavorable histology" listed by the National PDF

Case report

Translocation Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma in Pediatric Age Group: Review of Two Cases

Sandesh V Parelkar1*, Natasha L Vageriya1 , Bhupesh Paradkar1 , Beejal V Sanghvi1 and Devdas S Samala1

Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) are rare in children, constituting less than 0.3% of all tumors and 1.8 – 6.3% of renal neoplasms in children and adolescents younger than 15 years. Xp11.2 RCC is estimated to represent one-third of pediatric RCC. RCC associated with Xp11.2 translocation has recently been discovered PDF

Case report

Patent-Derived Xenograft (PDX) Studies of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Indicate Potential Benefit with Trametinib

Zhen Yao1 , Tyler Hendricks1 ,  Sanjay Paladiya1 , Kesha S Patel1 , Shivan Manish Patel1 , Devyani Dixit1 , Ethan Bui1 , Edwin Everett1 , Hosam Elghannam1 , Jadesola Atomre1 , Youri Lavinski2 , Kamlesh K Sankhala3 , Santh P Chawla3 and Shiva Sreenath Andrali1*

The current study was aimed to analyze the tumor tissue of cholangiocarcinoma from patient to identify the biomarkers at the protein level and mRNA level in cancer tissue. The tumor sample was analyzed by gene expression microarray analysis, DNA sequencing and immunohistochemistry. Gene expression analysis PDF