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ArticleArchives of endocrinology and metabolism2021

Dramatic clinical response to dabrafenib plus trametinib in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma and the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fernanda Bueno, Erika Abelleira, Florencia von Stecher, Andrea Paes de Lima, Fabián Pitoia

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Article in Archives of endocrinology and metabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fernanda BuenoDivision of Endocrinology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Erika AbelleiraDivision of Endocrinology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Florencia von StecherDepartment of Pathology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Andrea Paes de LimaDepartment of Pathology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fabián PitoiaDivision of Endocrinology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, fpitoia@intramed.net.
Universidad de Buenos Aires · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is the rarest tumor of the thyroid gland, representing less than 2% of clinically recognized thyroid cancers. Typically, it has an extremely rapid onset, fatal outcomes in most cases, and a median overall survival of 3 to 10 months despite aggressive multidisciplinary management. The presence of targetable mutations in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma patients is an opportunity for treatment when conventional therapeutics approaches are not effective, a frequent situation in the majority of patients. We present our experience in the management of a patient with unresectable anaplastic thyroid cancer who had a remarkable and rapid response to treatment with dabrafenib and trametinib during the COVID-19 pandemic. After four weeks of dabrafenib 150 mg twice daily plus trametinib 2 mg daily, he showed a dramatic reduction of the cervical mass around 90%. Nearly eight weeks under treatment with dabrafenib plus trametinib, the patient remains with minimal locoregional disease without distant metastases.

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COVID-19Thyroid Carcinoma, AnaplasticThyroid NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHumansImidazolesMaleMutationOximesPandemicsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafPyridonesPyrimidinonesSARS-CoV-2dabrafenibImidazolesOximesProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafPyridonesPyrimidinonestrametinib

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PMID33587835
PMCPMC10065318
OpenAlexW3131851456

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