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Vemurafenib for Refractory Multisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Children: An International Observational Study

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Oncology, 2019
PURPOSE Off-label use of vemurafenib (VMF) to treat BRAFV600E mutation–positive, refractory, childhood Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) was evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-four patients from 12 countries took VMF 20 mg/kg/d. They were classified
J. Donadieu   +45 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis causing spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax in a child

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2015
Bilateral pneumothorax is very rare in childhood. Moreover, if it is due to pulmonary involvement of Langerhans cell histiocytosis, it is even rarer in childhood.
Anupam Patra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Swelling of bilateral parotid glands: An unusual symptom of multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis

open access: yesSAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2014
Objective: Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an unusual disorder of unknown etiology with heterogeneous clinical behaviors and variable outcomes. It can involve one or more organs or systems, but to our best knowledge, parotid glands involvement in ...
Xiaojun Yuan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Langerhans cell sarcoma of the skin in association with superficial atypical Langerhans cell proliferation

open access: yesRare Tumors, 2017
Langerhans cell sarcoma of the skin is a rare tumor with aggressive behavior. There are reports of Langerhans cell sarcoma involving the skin in patients with underlying systemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Alejandro Peralta Soler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Three cases of congenital self‐healing Langerhans cell histiocytosis with BRAF‐V600E mutation

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, 2022
Congenital self‐healing Langerhans cell histiocytosis (CSHLCH) is a rare variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterised by the presence of skin lesions in the neonate and spontaneous self‐healing after a variable period of time.
Mar Ramírez‐Lluch   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of BRAF-inhibitor therapy in BRAFV600E -mutated Adult Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis.

open access: yesThe Oncologist, 2020
Langerhans-cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease of unknown pathogenesis. To date, there is a lack of FDA-approved treatments in adult LCH to establish optimal first line therapy.
A. Hazim   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

CSF1R Is Required for Differentiation and Migration of Langerhans Cells and Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

open access: yesCancer immunology research, 2020
CSF1R promotes efficient Langerhans cell (LC) differentiation from hematopoietic progenitors and migration, which may be reduced by CSF1R kinase inhibition.
S. Lonardi   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adults: Advances in pathophysiology and treatment

open access: yesCancer Science, 2018
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare systemic disorder characterized by the accumulation of CD1a+/Langerin+ LCH cells and wide‐ranging organ involvement.
Masayuki Kobayashi, A. Tojo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Isolated Langerhans Histiocytosis in Thyroid: Thyroidectomy or Chemotherapy? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder of mononuclear phagocytic system whose clinical presentation varies from the localised involvement of a single bone to a widely disseminated disease.
Anoop Attakkil   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children – a disease with many faces. Recent advances in pathogenesis, diagnostic examinations and treatment

open access: yesAdvances in Dermatology and Allergology, 2018
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare clonal disease characterized by the proliferation of CD1a-positive immature dendritic cells. The purpose of this article was to present an updated review of recent advances in the pathogenesis, clinical features ...
Michalina Jezierska   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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