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Upfront progression under pembrolizumab followed by a complete response after encorafenib and cetuximab treatment in BRAF V600E-mutated and microsatellite unstable metastatic colorectal cancer patient: A case report.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Feb 2022
Gallois Claire, Taieb Julien, Sabouret Annabelle, Broudin Chloé, Karoui Mehdi, Garinet Simon, Zaanan Aziz
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Two new treatments have recently become standard care for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): encorafenib (BRAF inhibitor) associated with cetuximab (anti-EGFR) in the second or third line of chemotherapy for BRAF V600E tumors, and pembrolizumab (an anti PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor) for tumors harboring microsatellite instability (MSI)-high and/or deficient mismatch repair (dMMR). Furthermore,...
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