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ArticleThyroid research2023

Targeted therapy with vemurafenib in BRAF(V600E)-mutated anaplastic thyroid cancer.

Matthias Lang, Thomas Longerich, Chrysanthi Anamaterou

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Article in Thyroid research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthias LangDepartment of General-, Visceral- and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. matthias.lang@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
Thomas LongerichInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Chrysanthi AnamaterouDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is one of the most aggressive malignancies, representing less than 5% of all thyroid carcinomas. Τhe median survival is limited to months due to the resistance of ATC to surgery, radioiodine therapy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This review will cover novel agents involving several cellular signaling pathways including the BRAF pathway. The BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib improves survival among patients with metastatic melanoma, hairy-cell leukemia and intracranial neoplasms with BRAF gene mutations. The frequency of a BRAF (V600E) mutation in ATC is about 25%. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the first case of a marked partial response to adjuvant first line monotherapy with vemurafenib in BRAF V600E-mutated ATC. The 78-year-old man showed a sustained response for 7 months, thereafter scans revealed progressive disease and the patient died 10 months after first diagnosis. This case report is accompanied by a comprehensive review of current strategies and tools for ATC treatment.

conclusionsThis case and the review of current data confirm the benefit of BRAF inhibition in BRAF-mutated ATC, limited by acquired resistance to targeted therapy.

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Adjuvant targeted therapyAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaBRAF-inhibitorBRAF(V600E)-mutationReviewVemurafenib

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PMID36855200
PMCPMC9976495
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