Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

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Clinical Research Training Scholarship Recipient Announced

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is pleased to announce the 2024 Clinical Research Training Scholarship (CRTS) recipient for peripheral neuropathy (PN), Francesco E. Michelassi, MD, Neuromuscular Research Fellow, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Michelassi’s research is fully funded by FPN and will focus on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), by studying how a chemotherapy drug …

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FPN Welcomes Dr. Sandra Rieger

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is delighted to announce that Sandra Rieger, PhD, has joined the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB advises both the Board of Directors and staff of the Foundation in areas of science and technology relevant to peripheral neuropathy and its research. Dr. Sandra Rieger earned a Ph.D. in Developmental …

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Key Data from FPN Patient Registry Highlighted in Top Medical Journal

In January 2019, a study was published by the Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System on the design and characteristics of patient data collected from the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry (PNRR). This is the first ever overall study performed on this Patient Registry and one that truly highlights the importance of this dataset for current …

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MDI Biological Laboratory Scientist Receives Grant to Study Peripheral Neuropathy

NIH Award Will Support Research by Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., on Nerve Damage Induced by Cancer Chemotherapy  BAR HARBOR, MAINE — The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., has been awarded a highly competitive grant from the National Cancer Institute, an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to study the molecular …

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Scrambler Therapy for Treating Neuropathic Pain

by Dr. Thomas Smith and Dr. Charles Loprinzi What is neuropathic pain, from the non-expert oncologist’s point of view? The way we think of it, pain is about the most protective instinct and impulse known to humans! If you touch a hot plate, you retract your hand even before you actually feel the pain. Then, the …

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NIH Provides Two Grants for Peripheral Neuropathy Research

This past August, 2016, The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provided two separate grants supporting peripheral neuropathy research last month. This is excellent news as it demonstrates recognition of the need for funding in this area. MDI Biological Laboratory Conducting Peripheral Neuropathy Research The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that it has received a grant …

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Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy may be Predicted by Genetic Bio Marker

Genetic Bio Marker may Predict Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Side Effects Associated with Prostate Cancer Treatment New study finds genetic alterations in the VAC14 gene are associated with an increased risk of chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy in prostate cancer patients. Taxanes are a group of drugs commonly used to treat cancers of the breast, lung, ovary, or prostate, …

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Study Reports Peripheral Neuropathy is Associated with Mitochondrial Dysfunction

A new study led by researchers at McGill University in Canada recently revealed that peripheral neuropathy is associated with a mitochondrial dysfunction and a bioenergetic impairment. Mitochondria are small cellular organelles in the body responsible for the production of energy through the process of respiration. Mitochondria dysfunction can impair the cellular energy metabolism, affecting several …

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