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BRAF Inhibition in BRAFV600E-Positive Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN - 1 Mar 2016
Lim Annette M, Taylor Graham R, Fellowes Andrew, Cameron Laird, Lee Belinda, Hicks Rodney J, McArthur Grant A, Angel Christopher, Solomon Benjamin, Rischin Danny
Abstract excerpt
The efficacy of targeted monotherapy for BRAF(V600E)-positive anaplastic thyroid carcinomas (ATC) is not established. We report 2 cases of BRAF(V600E)-positive ATC treated with a BRAF inhibitor. A 49-year-old woman with a T4bN1bM0 ATC manifested symptomatic metastatic disease 8 weeks after radical chemoradiotherapy. Within 1 month of BRAF inhibitor monotherapy, a complete symptomatic response was observed, with...
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