BRAF mutant appendiceal adenocarcinoma differs from colorectal cancer but responds to BRAF-targeted therapy

BRAF mutant appendiceal adenocarcinoma differs from colorectal cancer but responds to BRAF-targeted therapy

Abstract Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma (AA) is a rare gastrointestinal cancer with no FDA-approved targeted therapies. Here, we retrospectively compare BRAF-mutant AA and colorectal cancer (CRC). BRAF mutation is rare in AA (3%). Unlike CRC, BRAF V600E AA is not associated with poor prognosis, female s...

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Main Authors: Vinay K. Pattalachinti, Emaan Haque, Mahmoud Yousef, Abdelrahman Yousef, Saikat Chowdhury, Michael Overman, Christine M. Parseghian, Van K. Morris, Bryan Kee, Ryan W. Huey, Kanwal Raghav, Colin M. Court, John Paul Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:npj Precision Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-025-00821-z
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