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Kidney toxicity of the BRAF-kinase inhibitor vemurafenib is driven by off-target ferrochelatase inhibition.
Kidney international - 1 Dec 2021
Bai Yuntao, Kim Ji Young, Bisunke Bijay, Jayne Laura A, Silvaroli Josie A, Balzer Michael S, Gandhi Megha, Huang Kevin M, Sander Veronika, Prosek Jason, Cianciolo Rachel E, Baker Sharyn D, Sparreboom Alex, Jhaveri Kenar D, Susztak Katalin, Bajwa Amandeep, Pabla Navjot Singh
Abstract excerpt
A multitude of disease and therapy related factors drive the frequent development of kidney disorders in cancer patients. Along with chemotherapy, the newer targeted therapeutics can also cause kidney dysfunction through on and off-target mechanisms. Interestingly, among the small molecule inhibitors approved for the treatment of cancers that harbor BRAF-kinase activating mutations, vemurafenib can trigger...
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