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Cutaneous adverse events in children treated with vemurafenib for refractory BRAFV600E mutated Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Sept 2021
Tardieu Mathilde, Néron Amélie, Duvert-Lehembre Sophie, Amine Larabi Islam, Barkaoui Mohamed, Emile Jean-Francois, Seigneurin Arnaud, Boralevi Franck, Donadieu Jean
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The somatic BRAFV600E mutation occurs in 38-64% of pediatric cases of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). Vemurafenib (VMF), a BRAF inhibitor, was approved for refractory BRAFV600E mutated LCH. In adults, VMF causes frequent cutaneous adverse events (CAE) including skin tumors (squamous cell carcinomas, melanomas), but little is known in children. The objective of this study was to evaluate the...
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