As pointed out by Tiacci and colleagues, the
BRAF V600E mutation is known to be the causal genetic event of HCL. Vemurafenib is a BRAF inhibitor, and while two studies showed it had activity in patients with refractory or relapsed HCL, relapses were common, with one study showing a median relapse-free survival of 9 months after the end of treatment.
Rituximab is myelotoxic and may complement intracellular BRAF inhibition in killing leukemic cells by means of a different mechanism, the authors explained.
This phase II single-center trial included 30 patients with refractory or relapsed HCL. Patients had previously received a median of three therapies. The study treatment regimen consisted of 8 weeks of oral vemurafenib (960 mg twice daily) and eight intravenous rituximab infusions (375 mg/m
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