Erdheim-Chester Disease
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0.400 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
After extensive investigation of the elusive diagnosis, repeating of a molecular test using polymerase chain reaction analysis allowed for identification of a mutation (BRAF V600) ultimately leading to the diagnosis of Erdheim-Chester disease.
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31538800 |
2020 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
The <i>BRAF</i><sup>V600E</sup> mutation and BRAF inhibitor responsiveness characterize ∼50% of patients with the non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis (non-LCH) Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD).
|
31015311 |
2019 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
BRAF V600E mutations are not an oncogenic driver of solitary xanthogranuloma and reticulohistiocytoma: Testing may be useful in screening for Erdheim-Chester disease.
|
31639332 |
2019 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
Biomarker
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Vemurafenib for BRAF V600-Mutant Erdheim-Chester Disease and Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Analysis of Data From the Histology-Independent, Phase 2, Open-label VE-BASKET Study.
|
29188284 |
2018 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
Biomarker
|
disease |
BEFREE |
The move, which expanded the indications for the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib to include Erdheim-Chester disease, points to a new approval pathway for drugs that treat rare cancers.
|
29133287 |
2018 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Vemurafenib, an oral monotherapy targeting a mutation in BRAF, is the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the treatment of Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD).
|
30120160 |
2018 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
Biomarker
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Vemurafenib (BRAF Inhibitor) Therapy for Orbital Erdheim-Chester Disease.
|
28099231 |
2017 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Significant differences were the eyelid involvement in XG, orbital nerve involvement, and an elevated IgG4+/IgG+ ratio in IgG4-RD and the only genetic abnormality found was BRAF V600E mutation in the Erdheim-Chester disease subgroup of XG.
|
26882062 |
2017 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
Biomarker
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Effective BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib therapy in a 2-year-old patient with sequentially diagnosed Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Erdheim-Chester disease.
|
28182116 |
2017 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
BRAF mutation testing to determine eligibility for treatment with vemurafenib was performed on archival skin lesions of a 54-year-old patient diagnosed with Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) in 1999.
|
28455460 |
2017 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
Biomarker
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Treatment of Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), a rare non-Langerhans histiocytosis, relies on interferon-α, chemotherapeutic agents such as purine analogs, cytokine-blocking agents and BRAF inhibitors.
|
28680751 |
2017 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Evaluation of clinicopathologic characteristics and the BRAF V600E mutation in Erdheim-Chester disease among Chinese adults.
|
26858028 |
2016 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
A BRAF(V600E) mutation in a non-LCH histiocytic lesion with a xanthogranuloma phenotype (CD163/CD68/CD14/fascin/Factor 13a) should prompt an Erdheim-Chester disease workup.
|
26454140 |
2016 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
We collected CSF from patients with BRAF V600E or K-mutated melanoma (N=8) or BRAF V600E mutated Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) (N=3) with suspected central nervous system (CNS) involvement on the basis of neurological symptoms (10/11), MRI imaging (8/11), or both.
|
27863426 |
2016 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare form of non-Langerhans-cell histiocytosis, associated in more than 50% of cases to BRAF(V600E) mutations in early multipotent myelomonocytic precursors or in tissue-resident histiocytes.
|
25744785 |
2015 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Anecdotal responses to vemurafenib, a BRAF-V600E inhibitor, have been reported in a few cases of LCH and Erdheim-Chester disease.
|
26637773 |
2015 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
Biomarker
|
disease |
BEFREE |
This review summarizes current knowledge regarding the role of BRAF in lymphoid and myeloid neoplasms, with a focus on hairy-cell leukemia, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and Erdheim-Chester disease.
|
24495477 |
2015 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Identification of the activating BRAFV600E mutation in Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) cases provided the basis for the treatment with BRAF and/or MEK inhibitors, but additional treatment options are needed.
|
26110571 |
2015 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Does the BRAF(V600E) mutation herald a new treatment era for Erdheim-Chester disease? A case-based review of a rare and difficult to diagnose disorder.
|
25735579 |
2015 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) and Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) have a high frequency of BRAF(V600E) mutations and respond to RAF inhibitors.
|
25324352 |
2015 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
BRAF(V600E) mutations have been observed in half of patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) and in 50% to 100% of patients with Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) patients.
|
25422482 |
2015 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
BRAF V600E mutations in urine and plasma cell-free DNA from patients with Erdheim-Chester disease.
|
25003820 |
2014 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
Erdheim-Chester disease with an 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-avid breast mass and BRAF V600E mutation.
|
24531980 |
2014 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
GeneticVariation
|
disease |
BEFREE |
High prevalence of BRAF V600E mutations in Erdheim-Chester disease but not in other non-Langerhans cell histiocytoses.
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22879539 |
2012 |
Erdheim-Chester Disease
|
0.400 |
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