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Therapy Name | Celecoxib + Vemurafenib |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Celecoxib | Celecoxib is a COX-2 inhibitor that blocks inflammatory response and has anti-angiogenic and anti-proliferative activities (PMID: 31726219), which may lead to tumor growth inhibition (PMID: 17909047, PMID: 16740761). | |||
Vemurafenib | Zelboraf | RO5185426|PLX4032 | RAF Inhibitor (Pan) 28 | Zelboraf (vemurafenib) inhibits BRAF V600E, wild-type BRAF, ARAF, and CRAF (PMID: 20179705), which may result in an inhibition of the MAPK signaling pathway resulting in a reduction of tumor cell proliferation (PMID: 20823850). Zelboraf (vemurafenib) is FDA approved for BRAF V600E-mutant melanoma and for BRAF V600-positive Erdheim-Chester disease (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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BRAF V600E | colorectal cancer | sensitive | Celecoxib + Vemurafenib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, the combination of Zelboraf (vemurafenib) and Celecoxib synergistically inhibited viability in colorectal cancer cell lines harboring BRAF V600E in culture (PMID: 36759733). | 36759733 |
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