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Acquired resistance to BRAF inhibition in BRAFV600E mutant gliomas.
Oncotarget - 3 Jan 2017
Yao Tsun-Wen, Zhang Jie, Prados Michael, Weiss William A, James C David, Nicolaides Theodore
Abstract excerpt
Activating mutation of BRAF is a common finding in pediatric gliomas. As many as 14% of high grade and up to 66% of certain subtypes of low grade pediatric glioma have the BRAFV600E mutation. Small molecule inhibitors that selectively target BRAFV600E are FDA approved for melanoma and have shown significant efficacy in treating BRAFV600E glioma in pre-clinical trials. Despite showing initial anti-tumor activity,...
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