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Failure of salvage vemurafenib therapy for refractory multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis with BRAF-V600E mutation
2021-09-17
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<h4>Background: </h4> Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) has been defined as a disorder driven by misguided myeloid differentiation, with up to 50% of cases harboring the BRAF-V600E mutation. Salvage treatment with LCH refractory to vinblastine and steroid regimen is intractable. Vemurafenib is safe and effective in children with refractory BRAF-V600E -positive LCH, but the disease always reactivates with the wit...
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- c6b822b3-fbfa-5f2a-a242-098c48470ee5
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-888920/v1
