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Targeted Therapy With Vemurafenib in Brazilian Children With Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Two Case Reports and Review of Literature.
Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Aug 2024
Silva Klerize Anecely de Souza, Magalhães Isis Maria Quezado Soares, Benincasa Daniela Elaine Roth, Cecconello Daiane Keller, Michalowski Mariana Bohns
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BACKGROUND: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a clonal myeloid neoplasm with inflammatory component. Refractory disease is a challenge, but vemurafenib has emerged as a therapeutic option. We will delineate the cases of two Brazilian children suffering from refractory LCH with a positive response to vemurafenib. CASES: Both cases had a diagnosis of multisystem disease with involvement of organs at risk and...
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