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Efficacy Study of Vemurafenib in Children With Recurrent or Progressive BRAFV600E- or BRAFInsT-Mutant Brain Tumors: PNOC002.
JCO precision oncology - 1 Sept 2026
Nicolaides Theodore, Hoogendijk Raoull, Jaeger-Krause Marie, Dhall Girish, Goldman Stewart, Gajjar Amar, Kilburn Lindsay, Leary Sarah, Minturn Jane, Whipple Nicholas, Ramakrishnan Divya, Long-Boyle Janel, Aboian Mariam, Prados Michael, Molinaro Annette M, Mueller Sabine
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Pediatric gliomas constitute the most prevalent central nervous system tumors in children, and aberrations in BRAF signaling contribute to their pathogenesis by disrupting the MAPK pathway. Targeted inhibition of this pathway using agents such as vemurafenib may hold therapeutic promise. PATIENTS AND METHODS: PNOC002 was a multicenter trial conducted through the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium in...
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- Adolescent
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans
