BRAF in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): pickaxing another brick in the wall

A Leonetti, F Facchinetti, G Rossi, R Minari… - Cancer treatment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Molecular characterization of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) marked an historical
turning point for the treatment of lung tumors harboring kinase alterations suitable for …

Targeted therapies in non-small cell lung cancer—beyond EGFR and ALK

SI Rothschild - Cancers, 2015 - mdpi.com
Systemic therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has undergone a dramatic
paradigm shift over the past decade. Advances in our understanding of the underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted therapy for patients with BRAF-mutant lung cancer results from the European EURAF cohort

O Gautschi, J Milia, B Cabarrou, MV Bluthgen… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Approximately 2% of lung adenocarcinomas have BRAF (v-Raf murine sarcoma
viral oncogene homolog B) mutations, including V600E and other types. Vemurafenib …

[HTML][HTML] BRAF alterations as therapeutic targets in non–small-cell lung cancer

T Nguyen-Ngoc, H Bouchaab, AA Adjei… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background: Several subsets of non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are defined by
molecular alterations acting as tumor drivers, some of them being currently therapeutically …

Molecular characterization of pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: analysis of 33 cases

SBSP Terra, JS Jang, L Bi, BR Kipp, J Jen, ES Yi… - Modern …, 2016 - nature.com
Several targetable genetic alterations have been found in lung cancer, predominantly in
adenocarcinomas, which have led to important therapeutic advancements with the advent of …

Targeting BRAF-mutant non-small cell lung cancer: Current status and future directions

M Riudavets, P Cascetta, D Planchard - Lung Cancer, 2022 - Elsevier
Lung cancer harbouring BRAF mutations accounts for 4% of all non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) cases, identifying a relevant subset of patients that need to be promptly managed …

BRAF: a two-faced Janus

P Pisapia, F Pepe, A Iaccarino, R Sgariglia, M Nacchio… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Gain-of-function of V-Raf Murine Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog B (BRAF) is one of the
most frequent oncogenic mutations in numerous cancers, including thyroid papillary …

Implementation of a molecular tumor board: the impact on treatment decisions for 35 patients evaluated at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

LJ Tafe, IP Gorlov, FB De Abreu, JA Lefferts… - The …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Although genetic profiling of tumors is a potentially powerful tool to predict drug
sensitivity and resistance, its routine use has been limited because clinicians are often …

BRAF-mutated clear cell sarcoma is sensitive to vemurafenib treatment

SA Protsenko, AI Semionova, YI Komarov… - Investigational new …, 2015 - Springer
We report a patient with a metastatic relapse of clear cell sarcoma, whose tumor harbored
BRAF V600E mutation. Standard chemotherapy with doxorubicin and ifosfamide failed to …

A significant response to sorafenib in a woman with advanced lung adenocarcinoma and a BRAF non-V600 mutation

M Sereno, V Moreno, JM Rubio… - Anti-Cancer …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Lung adenocarcinoma includes recurrent activating oncogenic mutations (EGFR, EML4-
ALK, ROS1) that have been associated with response to EGFR and ALK inhibitors. Platinum …