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Ref Type | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
PMID | (34667063) | ||||||||||||
Authors | Ardalan B, Azqueta JI, England J, Eatz TA | ||||||||||||
Title | Potential benefit of treatment with MEK inhibitors and chemotherapy in BRAF-mutated KRAS wild-type pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients: a case report. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | This is the first case report of a 60-yr-old female who underwent therapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer with fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin (FOLFIRINOX). Upon the progression of her disease, she was switched to gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel. Per genomic sequencing, her tumor was found to be a KRAS wild-type and BRAF V600E mutation, which then warranted treatment with the MEK1 and MEK2 inhibitor, cobimetinib. The patient has achieved a complete response (CR) to a combination of gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, and cobimetinib. It has been 16 mo since the start of the treatment, and the patient continues to demonstrate a complete durable response both serologically and radiologically. |
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BRAF V600E | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma | predicted - sensitive | Cobimetinib + Gemcitabine + Nab-paclitaxel | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical case study, Gemzar (gemcitabine), Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel), and Cotellic (cobimetinib) combination treatment resulted in a complete radiologic response within 6 months of initiation lasting at least 16 months in a patient with microsatellite stable, KRAS wild-type pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma harboring BRAF V600E (PMID: 34667063). | 34667063 |