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Erratum to: Survival advantage combining a BRAF inhibitor and radiation in BRAF V600E-mutant glioma
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Survival advantage combining a BRAF inhibitor and radiation in BRAF V600E-mutant glioma
Radiation (RT) is critical to the treatment of high-grade gliomas (HGGs) but cures remain elusive. The BRAF mutation V600E is critical to the pathogenesis of 10–20 % of pediatric gliomas, and a small proportio...
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Genotype-dependent cooperation of ionizing radiation with BRAF inhibition in BRAF V600E-mutated carcinomas
Background A substantial proportion of solid tumors carry the BRAF V600E mutation, which causes activation of the MEK/MAPK pathway and is a poor prognostic indicator. Patients with locally advanced human cancers...
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A new method to characterize target location in lung cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy
Stereotactic body radiation therapy is an emerging technique in the treatment of peripheral lung tumors. However, due to early reports of increased toxicity, the treatment of central lung lesions with hypo-fra...
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Open AccessSuccessful radiation treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the right cardiac atrium and ventricle in a pacemaker-dependent patient
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a rare, aggressive malignancy, which is known to metastasize to the heart. We report a case of a patient with ATC with metastatic involvement of the pacemaker leads within...
