Rapid and complete hematological response of refractory hairy cell leukemia to the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib

Ann Hematol. 2014 Dec;93(12):2087-9. doi: 10.1007/s00277-014-2104-2. Epub 2014 May 27.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / adverse effects
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / therapeutic use
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cladribine / adverse effects
  • Cladribine / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Compassionate Use Trials
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Leukemia, Hairy Cell / blood
  • Leukemia, Hairy Cell / drug therapy*
  • Leukemia, Hairy Cell / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy*
  • Mutation, Missense
  • Neoplasm Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Neoplasm Proteins / genetics
  • Neutropenia / chemically induced
  • Neutropenia / complications
  • Oximes / therapeutic use*
  • Point Mutation
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / genetics
  • Pulmonary Aspergillosis / etiology
  • Remission Induction
  • Rituximab
  • Salvage Therapy*
  • Splenectomy

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Imidazoles
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Oximes
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Cladribine
  • Rituximab
  • BRAF protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
  • dabrafenib