Uterine fibroids: hiding in plain sight

EA Stewart, RA Nowak - Physiology, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) are present in> 75% of women and can cause serious
morbidity. They are by far the leading cause of hysterectomy. Fibroids are a complex mixture …

Once daily oral relugolix combination therapy versus placebo in patients with endometriosis-associated pain: two replicate phase 3, randomised, double-blind, studies …

LC Giudice, S As-Sanie, JCA Ferreira, CM Becker… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain in women, for which current
treatment options are suboptimal. Relugolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone …

Conservative management of uterine fibroid-related heavy menstrual bleeding and infertility: time for a deeper mechanistic understanding and an individualized …

MM Dolmans, L Cacciottola, J Donnez - Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Uterine fibroids are the most common form of benign uterine tumors,
causing heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), pelvic pain, infertility and pressure symptoms …

Linzagolix with and without hormonal add-back therapy for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids: two randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials

J Donnez, HS Taylor, EA Stewart, L Bradley, E Marsh… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Uterine fibroids are common non-cancerous neoplasm that cause heavy
menstrual bleeding and other signs. Linzagolix is an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone …

Update on the role and regulatory mechanism of extracellular matrix in the pathogenesis of uterine fibroids

Q Yang, A Al-Hendy - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Uterine fibroids (UFs), also known as leiomyomas, are benign tumors of the myometrium
affecting over 70% of women worldwide, particularly women of color. Although benign, UFs …

Aberrant R-loop-induced replication stress in MED12-mutant uterine fibroids

S Muralimanoharan, R Shamby, N Stansbury… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Uterine fibroid (UF) driver mutations in Mediator complex subunit 12 (MED12) trigger
genomic instability and tumor development through unknown mechanisms. Herein, we show …

Discovery of triazolyl derivatives of cucurbitacin B targeting IGF2BP1 against non-small cell lung cancer

FF Shang, Q Lu, T Lin, M Pu, R Xiao… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cucurbitacin B (CuB) is a potent but toxic anticancer natural product. Herein, we designed
and synthesized 2-OH-and 16-OH-modified CuB derivatives to improve their antitumor …

Relugolix/estradiol/norethisterone (norethindrone) acetate: a review in symptomatic uterine fibroids

YY Syed - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
An oral fixed-dose combination of relugolix/estradiol/norethisterone (also known as
norethindrone) acetate (Ryeqo®; Myfembree®) has been approved for the management of …

Long-term relugolix combination therapy for symptomatic uterine leiomyomas

A Al-Hendy, AS Lukes, AN Poindexter III… - Obstetrics & …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: In the LIBERTY 1 and LIBERTY 2 placebocontrolled trials, once-daily relugolix
combination therapy reduced menstrual blood loss volume and pain in women with heavy …

[HTML][HTML] Uterine fibroids—Causes, impact, treatment, and lens to the African perspective

N Sefah, S Ndebele, L Prince, E Korasare… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Leiomyomas, or uterine fibroids as they are commonly known, are mostly seen in women of
reproductive age. However, they can go undetected in most women, and approximately 25 …