BRAF(V600E) mutations are found in Richter syndrome and may allow targeted therapy in a subset of patients

Br J Haematol. 2015 Jul;170(2):282-5. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13291. Epub 2015 Mar 10.
No abstract available

Keywords: BRAFV600E inhibitors; BRAFV600E mutations; chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; richter transformation; targeted therapy.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / drug therapy
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / genetics*
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy
  • Mutation*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf / genetics*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf