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Phase II clinical trial of sorafenib in metastatic medullary thyroid cancer.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 10 May 2010
Lam Elaine T, Ringel Matthew D, Kloos Richard T, Prior Thomas W, Knopp Michael V, Liang Jiachao, Sammet Steffen, Hall Nathan C, Wakely Paul E, Vasko Vasyl V, Saji Motoyasu, Snyder Pamela J, Wei Lai, Arbogast Daria, Collamore Minden, Wright John J, Moley Jeffrey F, Villalona-Calero Miguel A, Shah Manisha H
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PURPOSE: Mutations in the RET proto-oncogene and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) activity are critical in the pathogenesis of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). Sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor targeting Ret and VEGFR, showed antitumor activity in preclinical studies of MTC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this phase II trial of sorafenib in patients with advanced MTC, the primary end point was...
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