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BRAF(V600E) mutation and expression of proangiogenic molecular markers in papillary thyroid carcinomas.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Sept 2011
Durante Cosimo, Tallini Giovanni, Puxeddu Efisio, Sponziello Marialuisa, Moretti Sonia, Ligorio Claudia, Cavaliere Antonio, Rhoden Kerry J, Verrienti Antonella, Maranghi Marianna, Giacomelli Laura, Russo Diego, Filetti Sebastiano
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are evaluated for treatment of radioiodine refractory thyroid cancer. Their effects in this setting are based on blockade of proangiogenic signaling mediated by receptors for vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) and platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF). Most TKIs also block other cancer-relevant kinases, such as B-type Raf kinase (BRAF), which are...
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