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Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer with BRAF and P53 Mutations: Case Report of Therapeutic Response to Doublet Targeted Therapy

Authors :
Shenthol Sasankan
Lorraine Rebuck
Gloria Darrah
Moises Harari Turquie
Ian Rabinowitz
Source :
Case Reports in Oncology, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 1239-1243 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Karger Publishers, 2020.

Abstract

We report on the clinical history of a 49-year-old female with metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was initially treated with standard chemotherapy as per current guidelines. She was found to have both a BRAF and P53 mutation, and received dabrafenib and trametinib with deep responses, both radiographically and biochemically (CA19-9). Her response has been more clinically relevant than responses in previous case reports of patients with BRAF-positive pancreatic cancer treated with targeted therapy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report showing a dramatic therapeutic response to combination therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib in metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16626575
Volume :
13
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Oncology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.64f08a7e689d47d2902d3944f3acc21e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1159/000510096