Gastric & Breast Cancer e-journal
DOI: 10.2122/gbc.2012.0237
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Vemurafenib plus cetuximab or gefitinib for BRAF(V600E) mutant colorectal cancer. |
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Affiliation: Prof. Dr.med. Ernst Hanisch, Chefarzt und Ärztlicher Direktor, Klinik für Allgemein- Viszeral- und Endokrine Chirurgie, Asklepios Klinik Langen, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der JWG-Universität Frankfurt, Röntgenstr 20, 63225 Langen.
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Since there is no abstract available we provide the first paragraph.
The small-molecule drug PLX4032 (vemurafenib) has demonstrated clinical success, approved by the FDA and is currently the standard treatment of BRAF V600E mutant metastatic melanoma. However, response rate of vemurafenib for in roughly 10% of colorectal cancer with BRAF V600E mutation is low (<5%). Could a combination of targeted drugs including EGFR inhibitors and mutant BRAF inhibitors, in addition to standard chemotherapy, improve response and survival rates? These questions and resistance mechanisms to BRAF (V600) oncoprotein inhibition are discussed based on the results of a recent report in Nature [ 1] .
(Citation: Gastric & Breast Cancer 2012; 11(3): 151-153)
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