RAPAMYCIN FOR KIDNEY ANGIOMYOLIPOMAS

This research study is evaluating a drug called rapamycin as a possible treatment for the lumps (or tumors) that form in the kidneys, called angiomyolipomas, in people who have either TSC or LAM. Kidney angiomyolipomas are tumors that are made up of blood vessels, muscle and fat. Rapamycin has been approved to treat other diseases, but it is investigational for treating kidney angiomyolipomas. Investigational means that it is being as a possible treatment for kidney angiomyolipomas but is not currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating this disease.