1,3-disubstituted-4-aminopyrazolo [3, 4-d] pyrimidines, a new class of potent inhibitors for phospholipase D.

Phospholipase D enzymes cleave lipid substrates to produce phosphatidic acid, an important precursor for many essential cellular molecules. Phospholipase D is a target to modulate cancer-cell invasiveness. This study reports synthesis of a new class of phospholipase D inhibitors based on 1,3-disubstituted-4-amino-pyrazolopyrimidine core structure.

Therapy-associated polyposis as a late sequela of cancer treatment.

Survivors of childhood cancers are at increased risk of developing secondary gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal cancer, later in life, possibly from exposure to abdominopelvic radiotherapy and/or alkylating chemotherapy. Profuse gastrointestinal polyposis is associated with rare, inherited colorectal cancer predisposition syndromes, most commonly caused by mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) or mutY homolog (MUTYH) genes. We describe 5 patients who developed gastrointestinal polyposis many years after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for a childhood cancer.