FDA has expanded the approval of Zelboraf (vemurafenib), a kinase inhibitor, to include the treatment of certain adult patients with Erdheim-Chester Disease, a rare blood cancer. Zelboraf is indicated to treat patients whose cancer cells have a specific genetic mutation known as BRAF V600. This is the first FDA-approved treatment for ECD.
FDA approves first treatment for Erdheim-Chester Disease
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