Brigatinib causes tumor shrinkage in both NF2-deficient meningioma and schwannoma through inhibition of multiple tyrosine kinases but not ALK.

Brigatinib causes tumor shrinkage in both NF2-deficient meningioma and schwannoma through inhibition of multiple tyrosine kinases but not ALK.

Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominant genetic syndrome caused by mutations in the NF2 tumor suppressor gene resulting in multiple schwannomas and meningiomas. There are no FDA approved therapies for these tumors and their relentless progression results in high rates of morbidity an...

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Main Authors: Long-Sheng Chang, Janet L Oblinger, Abbi E Smith, Marc Ferrer, Steven P Angus, Eric Hawley, Alejandra M Petrilli, Roberta L Beauchamp, Lars Björn Riecken, Serkan Erdin, Ming Poi, Jie Huang, Waylan K Bessler, Xiaohu Zhang, Rajarshi Guha, Craig Thomas, Sarah S Burns, Thomas S K Gilbert, Li Jiang, Xiaohong Li, Qingbo Lu, Jin Yuan, Yongzheng He, Shelley A H Dixon, Andrea Masters, David R Jones, Charles W Yates, Stephen J Haggarty, Salvatore La Rosa, D Bradley Welling, Anat O Stemmer-Rachamimov, Scott R Plotkin, James F Gusella, Justin Guinney, Helen Morrison, Vijaya Ramesh, Cristina Fernandez-Valle, Gary L Johnson, Jaishri O Blakeley, D Wade Clapp, Synodos for NF2 Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252048

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