| Literature DB >> 32985015 |
Antonious Z Hazim1, Gordon J Ruan1, Aishwarya Ravindran2, Jithma P Abeykoon3, Caleb Scheckel3, Robert Vassallo4, Jay H Ryu4, W Oliver Tobin5, Matthew J Koster6, N Nora Bennani3, Karen L Rech2, Jason R Young7, Mithun V Shah3, Gaurav Goyal8,9, Ronald S Go3.
Abstract
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare histiocytic neoplasm. To date, there is a lack of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments in adult LCH to establish optimal first-line therapy. We conducted a retrospective, single-center case series evaluating the use of BRAF inhibitors in adult patients with BRAFV600E - LCH proven by biopsy. Our case series is the first to report the use of BRAF inhibitors as first-line therapy in adults with LCH. We also report the efficacy with single-agent dabrafenib in adult LCH. All but one of our patients had favorable response to targeted therapy. © AlphaMed Press 2020.Entities:
Keywords: Dabrafenib; Histiocytosis; Targeted therapy; Vemurafenib
Year: 2020 PMID: 32985015 PMCID: PMC7938396 DOI: 10.1002/onco.13541
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncologist ISSN: 1083-7159