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Association details:
Biomarker:BRAF V600E
Cancer:Hairy Cell Leukemia
Drug:Tafinlar (dabrafenib) (BRAF inhibitor)
Direction:Sensitive
Evidence:
Evidence Level:
Sensitive: C2 – Inclusion Criteria
Title:

Study of the clinical activity and safety of dabrafenib (Tafinlar) in previously treated patients with hairy cell leukemia carrying the BRAF-V600E mutation

Excerpt:
...Proven diagnosis of HCL according to the morphological and immunophenotypic criteria (co-expression of CD11c/CD25/CD103 and/or positivity for annexin-A1) of the World Health Organization (WHO-2008) classification of lymphoid neoplasms, accompanied by the presence of the BRAF-V600E mutation as detected using a sensitive allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (AS-PCR). ...
Evidence Level:
Sensitive: C3 – Early Trials
Source:
Title:

Dabrafenib Is a Safe and Effective Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory Classical Hairy Cell Leukemia

Published date:
11/04/2020
Excerpt:
...we have shown that dabrafenib as a single agent or combined with rituximab is a safe and effective therapy in BRAF V600E mutated HCLc, even in those patients with prior time limited duration BRAFi therapy.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2020-137531