«These strategies would focus on promoting myelination in the peripheral nervous system for neuropathic disease or inhibiting Schwann cell over-proliferation that occurs during formation of
peripheral nerve sheath tumors like neurofibromas.»
An overabundance of Schwann cells in people with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis 1 and 2 (who have mutations in the NF1 or NF2 tumor suppressor gene) has been linked to development
of nerve sheath tumors.
For example, SRT can be used for pituitary tumors and
trigeminal nerve sheath tumors in dogs, but IMRT is the preferred treatment for most dogs with these tumors, whereas SRT is the preferred treatment for most dogs with meningiomas.
In addition to research on rhabdomyosarcoma, the Ignatius laboratory has also generated new syngeneic zebrafish models of aggressive
Malignant Nerve Sheath Tumors and hemangiosarcomas for which there are no effective treatments.
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There was also variation based on histology, with the highest rate of local recurrence at about a year after surgery seen in malignant
peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST), followed by myxofibrosarcoma; both those types saw persistently elevated rates compared to other subtypes out beyond 5 years.
In a study published April 26, they suggest this may be a way to treat neuropathies or prevent the development of peripheral
nerve sheath tumors.
There are a multitude of names for these tumors including Schwannoma, peripheral
nerve sheath tumor and neurofibroma for those of nerves and fibroma, fibrosarcoma and spindle cell tumor for fibrous tissue tumors.
Tumors that are included in this group are fibrosarcomas, hemangiopericytomas, liposarcomas, leiomyosarcomas, and
nerve sheath tumors.